Visuddhimagga VIII-216

Tañca panetaṃ yathā sambahulesu bhikkhūsu suttantaṃ sajjhāyitvā nisinnesu ekena bhikkhunā

而此（似相），正如一群比丘，诵了经而坐的时候，一比丘问道：

Ñ(VIII,216): In fact this resembles an occasion when a number of bhikkhus are sitting together reciting a suttanta. When a bhikkhu asks,

‘‘tumhākaṃ kīdisaṃ hutvā idaṃ suttaṃ upaṭṭhātī’’ti vutte eko ‘‘mayhaṃ mahatī pabbateyyā nadī viya hutvā upaṭṭhātī’’ti āha.

「你们对于此经现起像什么？」一人答道：「在我现起像从大山流下的河流」；

Ñ: 'What does this sutta appear like to you?', one says, 'It appears to me like a great mountain torrent',

Aparo ‘‘mayhaṃ ekā vanarāji viya’’.

另一人答道：「在我像一排森林」；

Ñ: another 'To me it is like a line of forest trees',

Añño ‘‘mayhaṃ eko sītacchāyo sākhāsampanno phalabhārabharitarukkho viyā’’ti.

又一人答道：「在我像一株枝叶茂盛满结果实而荫凉的树」。

Ñ: another 'To me it is like a spreading fruit tree giving cool shade'.

Tesaṃ hi taṃ ekameva suttaṃ saññānānatāya nānato upaṭṭhāti.

他们只于一经，因各人的想不同，而现起种种（的经相）。

Ñ: For the one sutta appears to them differently because of the difference in their perception.

Evaṃ ekameva kammaṭṭhānaṃ saññānānatāya nānato upaṭṭhāti.

如是仅于一种业处，由于（各修习者的）想不同，而现起种种（安般念业处的相）。

Ñ: Similarly this single meditation subject appears differently because of difference in perception.

Saññajañhi etaṃ saññānidānaṃ saññāpabhavaṃ.

因为此（相）是从想生，以想为因，以想为根源；

Ñ: It is born of perception, its source is perception, it is produced by perception.

Tasmā saññānānatāya nānato upaṭṭhātīti veditabbaṃ.

故知由不同之想而现起种种（之相）。

Ñ: Therefore it should be understood that when it appears differently it is because of difference in perception.