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真正的究竟法永遠沒有所依，可以獨立的存在、單獨的存在。七識心，我們說祂是虛妄法，正因為祂們有所依，必須要依真如心（依阿賴耶識或者無垢識）才能存在，所以祂們就是虛妄法；因為祂們都是有所依的心，要依止於第八識才能存在，所以祂們就無法入無餘涅槃中，所以祂們就不可能是涅槃的本際。但是如來藏不同，如來藏可以單獨存在，所以祂能夠存在無餘涅槃中，祂可以不依止任何一法而單獨存在，體性猶如虛空而無所依，所以祂才可能是實相。佛的七識心王已經和無垢識完全的相應，所以同樣可以無所依，所以佛地的境界是無所依的境界，這才是究竟的境界。

《維摩詰經講記》第一輯

The true ultimate dharma never depends on anything; it can exist independently; it can exist alone. The seven vijnanas–they are considered false and deceitful dharmas simply because they are dependent and must depend on True Suchness (depend on the Alayavijnana or the UndefiledVijnana) to exist, so they are false and deceitful dharmas. All of them are dependent vijnanasthat have to depend on the eighth vijnana to exist; therefore, they cannot enter into the remainderless nirvana and they cannot be the ultimate origin of nirvana. However, Tathagatagarbha is different; Tathagatagarbha can exist alone, so it can exist in the remainderless nirvana; it can exist alone without depending on any single dharma, and its nature is like emptiness with no dependency; hence it can be the true reality. The seven mind-king vijnanas of the Buddha have already corresponded to the Undefiled Vijnana completely, so they can be equally independent of anything; thus the state of Buddha ground is the state of no dependency; this indeed is the state of ultimacy.

A Discourse on the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra, Vol. 1