Visuddhimagga I-54

Na nimittaggāhīti itthipurisanimittaṃ vā subhanimittādikaṃ vā kilesavatthubhūtaṃ nimittaṃ na gaṇhāti, diṭṭhamatteyeva saṇṭhāti.

「不取于相」,便是对于男女相,净相(可悦相)等而能生起烦恼的一切事相不取着,而止于他真实所见的。

Ñ(I,54): Apprehends neither the signs: he does not apprehend the sign of woman or man, or any sign that is a basis for defilement such as the sign of beauty, etc.; he stops at what is merely seen.



Nānubyañjanaggāhīti kilesānaṃ anuanubyañjanato pākaṭabhāvakaraṇato anubyañjananti laddhavohāraṃ hatthapādasitahasitakathitavilokitādibhedaṃ ākāraṃ na gaṇhāti, yaṃ tattha bhūtaṃ, tadeva gaṇhāti, cetiyapabbatavāsī mahātissatthero viya.

「不取细相」,便是对于能使烦恼显现而得通名为细相的手、足、微笑、大笑、语、视等种种相不生取着,他仅见其所见的真实部分,犹如住在支提山的大帝须长老一样。

Ñ: Nor the particulars: he does not apprehend any aspect classed as hand, foot, smile, laughter, talk, looking ahead, looking aside, etc., which has acquired the name 'particular' (anubyañjana) because of its particularizing (anu anu byañjanato) defilements, because of its making them manifest themselves. He only apprehends what is really there. Like the Elder Maha-Tissa who dwelt at Cetiyapabbata.



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