ṣaḍāyatanam
眼耳鼻舌身意之六根，又色聲香味觸法之六境，舊曰六入，新曰六處，即十二入十二處也。六境為外之六入，六根為內之六入。十二因緣中之六入為內之六入，即六根也。入為涉入之義，六根六境互涉入而生六識，故名處。處為所依之義，六根六境為生六識之所依，故名處。大乘義章四曰：「言六入者，生識之處，名之為入。」法界次第中之下曰：「眼等六情是名六入。」
The "six entries" ṣaḍāyatana, which form one of the links in the chain of causaton, v. 十二因緣 the preceding link being觸contact, and the succeeding link 識 perception. The six are the qualities and effects of the six organs of sense producing sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought (or mental presentations). v. also 二入.
ṣaḍāyatana; 六阿耶怛那 (or 六阿也怛那) the six entrances, or locations, both the organ and the sensation -- eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and perception. The six form one of the twelve nidanas, see 十二因緣. The 六根 are the six organs, the 六境 the six objects, and the 六塵 or guṇas, the six inherent qualities. The later term is 六處 q. v.
一六入 又作六處。指眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意等六根，或色、聲、香、味、觸、法等六境。六根為內之六入，六境為外之六入，總稱十二入，亦作十二處。入者，涉入、趨入之義；處者，所依之義。此六根六境互相涉入而生六識，故稱入；六根六境為生六識之所依，故稱處。〔大乘義章卷四、法界次第卷中之下〕p1625
六入總目錄（出法界次第） 入即趣入之義。謂六根為六識所依。能入六塵。故名六入。一眼入。謂眼根為識所依。能入於色。故名眼入。二耳入。謂耳根為識所依。能入於聲。故名耳入。三鼻入。謂鼻根為識所依。能入於香。故名鼻入。四舌入。謂舌根為識所依。能入於味。故名舌入。五身入。謂身根為識所依。能入於觸。故名身入。六意入。謂意根分別五塵。能入於法。故名意入。
六入總目錄 六入之義，前條已敘，茲總明之。六根或六塵，皆謂六入。但分別言，六根為內六入，六塵為外六入也。
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眼入色、耳入聲、鼻入香、舌入味、身入觸、意入法。六入是六根的別名，入是涉入之義，謂根境互相涉入。