Visuddhimagga XIV-187

Tattha addhāvasena tāva ekassa ekasmiṃ bhave paṭisandhito pubbe atītaṃ, cutito uddhaṃ anāgataṃ, ubhinnamantare paccuppannaṃ.
此中：（一）先就「世」说，即于一个人的一有的结生之前为过去世；在死的以后为后世；在两者之间的为现在世。
Ñ(XIV,187): Herein, (a) firstly, according to extent: in the case of a single becoming of one [living being], previous to rebirth-linking is past, subsequent to death is future, between these two is present.



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