Visuddhimagga XXII-10

Yatheva hi tayo vātā candapaṭicchādake valāhakeyeva viddhaṃsetuṃ sakkonti, na candaṃ daṭṭhuṃ, evaṃ anulomāni saccapaṭicchādakaṃ tamaññeva vinodetuṃ sakkonti, na nibbānaṃ daṭṭhuṃ.

譬如三阵风能吹散覆蔽明月的乌云,但不能见月,如是(三)随顺智能除去覆蔽谛理的黑暗,但不能见涅盘。

Ñ(XXII,10): Just as the three winds are able only to blow away the clouds that conceal the moon but cannot see the moon, so the three kinds of conformity are able only to dispel the murk that conceals the truths but cannot see nibbana.



Yathā so puriso candameva daṭṭhuṃ sakkoti, na valāhake viddhaṃsetuṃ, evaṃ gotrabhuñāṇaṃ nibbānameva daṭṭhuṃ sakkoti, na kilesatamaṃ vinodetuṃ.

譬如那人能见月,但不能除去云翳,如是种姓智得见涅盘,但不能除去烦恼的黑暗。

Ñ: Just as the man can only see the moon but cannot blow away the clouds, so change-of-lineage knowledge can only see nibbana but cannot dispel the defilements. Hence it is called 'adverting to the path'.



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