Based on Vjnana-parinna,bija, dharmaguptavinaya and the nine questions of citta- matra, the Dharmalaksana Sect deduced the principle of vijnaptimatrata. Vijnaptimatrata has three layers of meaning. First, matrata is used to hide the object and prove that the object does not exist but that vijnana does. Second, Vijnana is matrata and essential for perception. Third, the object is non-being and empty. Vijnana exists but is also empty. Therefore, it is important to take the middle road, where the vijnana i...
