What Is the Relationship Between Innate Seeds and Newly Conditioned Seeds?

Inherently existing refers to that which was originally present since beginningless kalpas, existing without cause or reason—namely, the seven fundamental seeds of earth, water, fire, wind, space, perception, and consciousness within the Tathāgatagarbha. These seeds neither arise nor cease. The inherently existing seven seeds naturally exist without being created by the five aggregates and seven consciousnesses. There is no reason to explain them, no dharma that produces them, nor any dharma that can extinguish them. They are fundamentally pure, pervading the entire Dharma realm, appearing without being influenced by conditioning and without undergoing change, eternally pure.

Newly conditioned refers to the seeds deposited by the karmic activities of the seven consciousnesses after the birth of the five aggregates, also known as karmic seeds. These are born subsequently, ceaselessly arising, ceasing, and changing. Newly conditioned seeds are formed by the karmic activities created by the five aggregates and seven consciousnesses in the conditioned realm. They are dharmas born of causes and conditions, categorized as wholesome, unwholesome, or neutral karmic seeds. When the seven consciousnesses become pure, the karmic activities they create leave behind only pure karmic seeds. After all unwholesome karmic seeds are eradicated, the Tathāgatagarbha transforms consciousness into wisdom, accomplishing the Buddha Way.

The relationship between the inherently existing seeds and the newly conditioned seeds is as follows: The inherently existing seeds manifest within the three realms, forming the five aggregates, seven consciousnesses, and all phenomena of the world. The seven consciousnesses, relying on the law of dependent origination, create karmic activities, whereupon the seeds of these karmic activities fall into the Tathāgatagarbha. Without the inherently existing seeds, there would be no subsequently conditioned seeds. When doubts arise in the mind, clarifying the concepts within the question itself resolves half the issue. If the conceptual meaning is unclear, even if others provide answers, one remains easily confused. If the concepts are unclear, the question itself is ambiguous and problematic, making it difficult for most people to answer. If individuals A, B, C, and D each have their own understanding of "inherently existing" and "newly conditioned," how long would it take for them to unify their views and reach a consensus through debate?