Kālakate pana bhāvento neva appanaṃ, na upacāraṃ pāpuṇāti.
（6）如对死者修慈，绝对不能得证安止定与近行定。
Ñ(IX,7): But if he develops it towards a dead person, he reaches neither absorption nor access.
Aññataro kira daharabhikkhu ācariyaṃ ārabbha mettaṃ ārabhi.
据说：有一少年比丘，开始对自己的阿阇梨修慈，
Ñ: A young bhikkhu, it seems, had started developing lovingkindness inspired by his teacher.
Tassa mettā nappavattati.
但他的慈不能现起。
Ñ: His lovingkindness made no headway at all.
So mahātherassa santikaṃ gantvā ‘‘bhante, paguṇāva me mettājhānasamāpatti, na ca naṃ samāpajjituṃ sakkomi, kiṃ nu kho kāraṇa’’nti āha.
于是去问大长老道：「尊师！我对于慈的禅定是很熟练的，但今不能入此慈定，不知是什么原故？」
Ñ: He went to a senior elder and told him, 'Venerable sir, I am quite familiar with attaining jhāna through lovingkindness, and yet I cannot attain it. What is the matter?'.
Thero ‘‘nimittaṃ, āvuso, gavesāhī’’ti āha.
长老说：「贤者！你当寻求（慈的所缘）相。」
Ñ: The elder said, 'Seek the sign, friend, [the object of your meditation]'.
So gavesanto ācariyassa matabhāvaṃ ñatvā aññaṃ ārabbha mettāyanto samāpattiṃ appesi.
当寻求时，他知道了阿阇梨已死，再对他人行慈，乃能安止于定。
Ñ: He did so. Finding that his teacher had died, he proceeded with developing lovingkindness inspired by another and attained absorption.
Tasmā kālakate na bhāvetabbāva.
是故决不应对死者修慈。
Ñ: That is why it should not be developed towards one who is dead.
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