The Difference Between Pariniṣpanna and Pariniṣpanna-svabhāva

The six consciousnesses and the five faculties and six sense objects are of dependent origination nature (paratantra-svabhāva); the nature of things and principles themselves arises in dependence on other dharmas, is not autonomous, and cannot exist independently. "Nature" means the property, the characteristic of things and principles; when the word "nature" is absent, it refers to things and principles themselves. The seventh consciousness, the manas, is of imputed nature (parikalpita-svabhāva); the manas itself is an imputing conscious mind.

The substance of the eighth consciousness can perfectly accomplish all dharmas, causing all dharmas to manifest as they truly are, existing in their original suchness. Thus the eighth consciousness possesses perfected nature (pariniṣpanna-svabhāva). And all dharmas other than the eighth consciousness are perfectly accomplished and brought forth by the eighth consciousness through the seeds within itself; they all carry the nature of the eighth consciousness, and can also, by expedient means, be said to be of perfected nature (pariniṣpanna-svabhāva). Whether perfected nature (pariniṣpanna-svabhāva) refers to the nature of the substance of the eighth consciousness itself, or to the nature of the various dharmas, must be determined according to the context, judging by the meaning; in any case, it is all real nature, true suchness, true nature, the nature of true suchness, the fundamental nature.