大乘百法明門論

As the Buddha taught:

"All dharmas are without self."

What are all dharmas? Why are they said to be without self? All dharmas may be divided into five groups:

1. Mind dharmas

2. Mental factor dharmas

3. Form dharmas

4. Dharmas not concomitant with mind

5. Unconditioned dharmas

They are arranged in this order because the first group is supreme, the second group interacts with the first, the third group is the reflected manifestation of the two preceding groups, the fourth group stands apart from the other three groups, and the fifth group is revealed by the first four groups.

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1. Mind dharmas, of which there are 8 kinds in all:

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1. eye-consciousness

2. ear-consciousness

3. nose-consciousness

4. tongue-consciousness

5. body-consciousness

6. mind-consciousness

7. manas-consciousness

8. ālaya-consciousness

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2. Mental factor dharmas, of which there are 51 kinds in all, divided into six groups:

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1. The universally active, of which there are 5

2. The object-specific, of which there are 5

3. The wholesome, of which there are 11

4. The root afflictions, of which there are 6

5. The derivative afflictions, of which there are 20

6. The indeterminate, of which there are 4

1. The universally active, of which there are 5:

1. attention

2. contact

3. feeling

4. perception

5. volition

2. The object-specific, of which there are 5:

1. aspiration

2. resolve

3. mindfulness

4. concentration

5. discernment

3. The wholesome, of which there are 11:

1. faith

2. diligence

3. shame

4. embarrassment

5. non-greed

6. non-hatred

7. non-delusion

8. serenity

9. non-negligence

10. equanimity

11. non-harming

4. The root afflictions, of which there are 6:

1. greed

2. hatred

3. delusion

4. pride

5. doubt

6. wrong views

5. The derivative afflictions, of which there are 20:

1. wrath

2. enmity

3. vexation

4. concealment

5. deceit

6. flattery

7. conceit

8. harmfulness

9. envy

10. miserliness

11. lack of shame

12. lack of embarrassment

13. lack of faith

14. indolence

15. negligence

16. torpor

17. restlessness

18. forgetfulness

19. wrong knowing

20. distraction

6. The indeterminate, of which there are 4:

1. sleep

2. regret

3. investigation

4. analysis

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3. Form dharmas, of which there are 11 kinds in all:

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1. eye

2. ear

3. nose

4. tongue

5. body

6. form

7. sound

8. smell

9. taste

10. touch

11. dharma

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4. Dharmas not concomitant with mind, of which there are 24 kinds in all:

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1. attainment

2. life-faculty

3. point of similarity

4. dissimilarity

5. the attainment of non-perception

6. the attainment of cessation

7. the retribution of non-perception

8. names

9. phrases

10. syllables

11. birth

12. abiding

13. aging

14. impermanence

15. flow

16. distinction

17. concordance

18. speed

19. sequence

20. time

21. direction

22. number

23. combination

24. non-combination

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5. Unconditioned dharmas, of which there are 6 kinds in all:

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1. the unconditioned of space

2. the unconditioned of cessation through analysis

3. the unconditioned of cessation not through analysis

4. the unconditioned of the cessation of immovability

5. the unconditioned of the cessation of perception and feeling

6. the Unconditioned of Suchness

As for being without self, there are 2 kinds in all:

1. the selflessness of persons

2. the selflessness of dharmas

Treatise on the Hundred Dharmas of the Great Vehicle, the Gateway of Illumination