Visuddhimagga XV-16

Apica ajjhattikāni suññagāmo viya daṭṭhabbāni, dhuvasubhasukhattabhāvavirahitattā.

并且应视内六处如无人的乡村，因为没有常、净、乐、我的状态之故；

Ñ(XV,16): Furthermore, the internal bases should be regarded as an empty village because they are devoid of lastingness, pleasure, and self;

Bāhirāni gāmaghātakacorā viya, ajjhattikānaṃ abhighātakattā.

应视外六处如抢劫村庄的强盗，因为它们有害于内六处之故。

Ñ: and the external ones as village-raiding robbers (S.iv,175) because they raid the internal ones.

Vuttañhetaṃ ‘‘cakkhu, bhikkhave, haññati manāpāmanāpehi rūpehī’’ti vitthāro.

即所谓：「诸比丘！眼为可意及不可意的色所害」。

Ñ: And this is said: 'Bhikkhus, the eye is harassed by agreeable and disagreeable visible objects' (S.iv,175).

Apica ajjhattikāni cha pāṇakā viya daṭṭhabbāni, bāhirāni tesaṃ gocarā viyāti.

亦应视内六处如六种动物；视外六处如彼等（六动物）的活动境界。

Ñ: Furthermore, the internal ones should be regarded as like the six creatures (S.iv, 198-99) and the external ones as like their resorts.

Notes in Chinese translation: 六动物：蛇、鳄、鸟、犬、野干、猿。《相应部》S.IV,198f.《杂阿含》1171经（大正2.313a）为狗、鸟、毒蛇、野干、失收摩罗（sumsumara──鳄）、猕猴。

Evamettha daṭṭhabbato viññātabbo vinicchayo.

如是应以所见而知抉择。

Ñ: This is how the exposition should be known here as to how to be seen.

Idaṃ tāva āyatanānaṃ vitthārakathāmukhaṃ.

这是先为详论十二处。

Ñ: This, firstly, is the section of the detailed explanation dealing with the bases.