能遍計  'Subjective discrimination.' The complement of suobianji 所遍計. The action of discriminating thought carried out by the sixth and seventh consciousnesses that regards all objects as being 'self' or 'existence.' This is according to the explanation of Dharmapāla. Therefore it refers to the subjective aspect of the sixth and seventh consciousnesses attaching to self and existence. According to Dharmapāla, it is dependently arisen, and has real existence.

攝論二卷六頁云：何者能遍計？當知意識、是能遍計。有分別故。所以者何？由此意識，用自名言薰習為種子，及用一切識名言薰習為種子。是故意識、無邊行相、分別而轉；普於一切分別計度；故名遍計。

二解　成唯識論八卷十六頁云：初能遍計、自性云何？有義、八識及諸心所、有漏攝者；皆能遍計。虛妄分別為自性故。皆似所取能取現故。說阿賴耶以遍計所執自性妄執種為所緣故。有義、第六第七心品、執我法者，是能遍計。唯說意識能遍計故。意及意識、名意識故。計度分別、能遍計故。執我法者，必是慧故。二執必與無明俱故。不說無明有善性故。癡無癡等不相應故。不見有執導空智故。執有執無，不俱起故。曾無有執非能熏故。有漏心等、不證實故。一切皆名虛妄分別。雖似所取能取相現；而非一切能遍計攝。勿無漏心亦有執故。如來後得應有執故。經說佛智現身土等種種影像，如鏡等故。若無緣用；應非智等。雖說藏識，緣遍計種；而不說唯。故非誠證。由斯理趣，唯於第六第七心品、有能遍計。識品雖二；而有二三四五六七八九十等遍計不同。故言彼彼。