Visuddhimagga XXII-53

Vipallāsāti aniccadukkhaanattaasubhesuyeva vatthūsu ‘‘niccaṃ sukhaṃ attā subha’’nti evaṃ pavatto saññāvipallāso cittavipallāso diṭṭhivipallāsoti ime tayo.

「颠倒」──是对于无常、苦、无我、不净的事物而起常、乐、我、净的想颠倒、心颠倒、见颠倒等的三种。

Ñ(XXII,53): The perversions are the three, namely, perversion of perception, of consciousness, and of view, which occur apprehending objects that are impermanent, painful, not-self, and foul (ugly), as permanent, pleasant, self, and beautiful.



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