Visuddhimagga VIII-87

Yathā pana asuciṭṭhāne gāmanissandena jātāni sūpeyyapaṇṇāni nāgarikamanussānaṃ jegucchāni honti aparibhogāni,

譬如在村中流出污物的不净之处而生的野菜,为城市的人厌恶而不食,

Ñ(VIII,87): But just as pot herbs that grow on village sewage in a filthy place are disgusting to civilized people and unusable,



evaṃ kesāpi pubbalohitamuttakarīsapittasemhādinissandena jātattā jegucchāti idaṃ nesaṃ āsayato pāṭikkulyaṃ.

同样的,这头发是依于脓、血、尿、屎、胆汁、痰等所流之处而生,故亦厌恶,这是(发)的「所依」的厌恶。

Ñ: so also head hairs are disgusting since they grow on the sewage of pus, blood, urine, dung, bile, phlegm, and the like. This is the repulsive aspect of the habitat.



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