The Great Chariot
by Longchenpa | 268,580 words
A Commentary on Great Perfection: The Nature of Mind, Easer of Weariness In Sanskrit the title is ‘Mahāsandhi-cittā-visranta-vṛtti-mahāratha-nāma’. In Tibetan ‘rDzogs pa chen po sems nyid ngal gso’i shing rta chen po shes bya ba ’...
Part 1b.1e - What predominates in the three chief realms
As for the principal ones of these consciousnesses in their intrinsic places and other places, in contemplating the ways of samsara:
Within the realm of desire, seven-fold consciousness dominates.
In the realm of pure form it is the alaya-consciousness.
In the formless realm there is only the non-thought of alaya.
The other two samsaric styles are merely latent.
Each of the levels should be known to be like that.
In his commentary examining alaya and wisdom, master Sangje Sangwa (sangs rgyas gsang ba) says:
Within the desire realm, the seven consciousnesses, the eye-consciousness and so forth, are the principal ones, and the others exist as their retinue. In the realm of form, the alayavijñana, and object-engaging consciousness are the principal ones, and the others are their retinue. In the formless realm, alaya is the principle one. The others exist only as latencies.