Visuddhimagga VIII-82

Koṭṭhāsavavatthāpanakathā

182. Evaṃ nimittaṃ gahetvā sabbakoṭṭhāse vaṇṇasaṇṭhānadisokāsaparicchedavasena vavatthapetvā vaṇṇasaṇṭhānagandhaāsayokāsavasena pañcadhā paṭikkūlato vavatthapetabbā.

如是取相已，当确定一切（三十二）部分中的色、形、方位、处所与界限，及确定色、形、香、所依与处所五种的厌恶性。

Ñ(VIII,82): Having apprehended the sign thus and (a) defined all the other parts of the body by colour, shape, direction, location, and delimitation (§58), he should then (b) define repulsiveness in five ways, that is, by colour, shape, odour, habitat, and location.



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