Visuddhimagga VIII-81

Karontena pana kesesu tāva nimittaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

3.（取三十二分身之相与厌恶性）（遍）作者当先取发等之相。

[The Thirty-two Aspects in Detail]

Ñ(VIII,81): When he sets about it, he should first apprehend the [learning] sign in head hairs.

Kathaṃ?

怎样取呢？

Ñ: How?

Ekaṃ vā dve vā kese luñcitvā hatthatale ṭhapetvā vaṇṇo tāva vavatthapetabbo.

拨出一二根头发置于掌上，[PTS 249] 当先确定其色。

Ñ: The colour should be defined first by plucking out one or two head hairs and placing them on the palm of the hand. [249]

Chinnaṭṭhānepi kese oloketuṃ vaṭṭati.

在剃发处看发亦可。

Ñ: He can also look at them in the hair-cutting place,

Udakapatte vā yāgupatte vā oloketumpi vaṭṭatiyeva.

或于水钵或于粥钵中看（所落之发）亦可。

Ñ: or in a bowl of water or rice gruel.

Kāḷakakāle disvā kāḷakāti manasikātabbā.

见黑（发）时，当思惟「黑」，

Ñ: If the ones he sees are black when he sees them, they should be brought to mind as 'black';

Setakāle setāti.

见白时，思惟「白」，

Ñ: if white, as 'white';

Missakakāle pana ussadavasena manasikātabbā honti.

（黑白）相间之时，则从多数的思惟。

Ñ: if mixed, they should be brought to mind in accordance with those most prevalent.

Yathā ca kesesu, evaṃ sakalepi tacapañcake disvāva nimittaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

犹如于发，见一切「皮等五种」亦宜如是取相。

Ñ: And as in the case of head hairs, so too the sign should be apprehended visually with the whole of the 'skin pentad'.