Visuddhimagga XI-84

345. Yassa pana evaṃ bhāvayato kammaṭṭhānaṃ na ijjhati,

3.（以简略其相而修习）如果这样修习，他的业处依然未能成就，

[(3) WITH CHARACTERISTICS IN BRIEF]

Ñ(XI,84): But if his meditation subject is still not successful when he gives his attention to it in this way,

tena salakkhaṇasaṅkhepato bhāvetabbaṃ.

则他应「以简略其相」而修习。

Ñ: then he should develop it with characteristics in brief.

Kathaṃ?

如何修呢？

Ñ: How?

Vīsatiyā koṭṭhāsesu thaddhalakkhaṇaṃ pathavīdhātūti vavatthapetabbaṃ.

（1）于二十部分之中，确定其坚固相为地界，

Ñ: In the twenty components the characteristic of stiffenedness should be defined as the earth element,

Tattheva ābandhanalakkhaṇaṃ āpodhātūti.

此（二十部）中的粘结相为水界，

Ñ: and the characteristic of cohesion, which is there too, as the water element,

Paripācanalakkhaṇaṃ tejodhātūti.

遍熟相为火界，

Ñ: and the characteristic of maturing (ripening), which is there too, as the fire element,

Vitthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ vāyodhātūti.

支持相为风界。

Ñ: and the characteristic of distension, which is there too, as the air element.

Dvādasasu koṭṭhāsesu ābandhanalakkhaṇaṃ āpodhātūti vavatthapetabbaṃ.

（2）于十二部分中，确定其粘结相为水界；

Ñ: In the twelve components the characteristic of cohesion should be defined as the water element,

Tattheva paripācanalakkhaṇaṃ tejodhātūti.

此（十二部）中的遍熟相为火界，

Ñ: the characteristic of maturing (ripening), which is there too, as the fire element,

Vitthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ vāyodhātūti.

支持相为风界，

Ñ: the characteristic of distension, which is there too, as the air element,

Thaddhalakkhaṇaṃ pathavīdhātūti.

坚固相为地界。

Ñ: and the characteristic of stiffenedness, which is there too, as the earth element.

Catūsu koṭṭhāsesu paripācanalakkhaṇaṃ tejodhātūti vavatthapetabbaṃ.

（3）于四部分中，确定其遍熟相为火界，

Ñ: In the four components the characteristic of maturing (ripening) should be defined as the fire element,

Tena avinibhuttaṃ vitthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ vāyodhātūti.

与彼难分别的支持相为风界，[PTS 364]

Ñ: the characteristic of distension unresolvable (inseparable) from it as the air element, [364]

Thaddhalakkhaṇaṃ pathavīdhātūti.

坚固相为地界，

Ñ: the characteristic of stiffenedness as the earth element,

Ābandhanalakkhaṇaṃ āpodhātūti.

粘结相为水界。

Ñ: and the characteristic of cohesion as the water element.

Chasu koṭṭhāsesu vitthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ vāyodhātūti vavatthapetabbaṃ.

（4）于六部分中，确定其支持相为风界；

Ñ: In the six components the characteristic of distension should be defined as the air element,

Tattheva thaddhalakkhaṇaṃ pathavīdhātūti.

而此中的坚固相为地界，

Ñ: the characteristic of stiffenedness there too as the earth element,

Ābandhanalakkhaṇaṃ āpodhātūti.

粘结相为水界，

Ñ: the characteristic of cohesion as the water element,

Paripācanalakkhaṇaṃ tejodhātūti.

遍熟相为火界。

Ñ: and the characteristic of maturing (ripening) as the fire element.

Tassevaṃ vavatthāpayato dhātuyo pākaṭā honti.

这样的确定，他的诸界便得明了。

Ñ: As he defines them in this way the elements become evident to him.

Tā punappunaṃ āvajjato manasikaroto vuttanayeneva upacārasamādhi uppajjati.

因对彼等诸界数数念虑与作意，便得生起如前所说的近行定。

Ñ: As he adverts to them and gives attention to them again and again access concentration arises in him in the way already stated.