Visuddhimagga VIII-178

Taṃ kissa hetu?

何以故?

Ñ(VIII,178): Why is that?



Tathā hissa pubbe apariggahitakāle ‘‘oḷārikoḷārike kāyasaṅkhāre passambhemī’’ti ābhogasamannāhāramanasikārapaccavekkhaṇā natthi, pariggahitakāle pana atthi.

因为他以前未修(出入息)时,没有作过「我令诸粗的身行次第安息」的思惟、念虑、作意、观察。然而既修(出入息)时,则有(我令诸粗的身行次第安息的思惟念虑作意观察)。

Ñ: Because previously, at the time when he has still not discerned, there is no concern in him, no reaction, no attention, no reviewing, to the effect that 'I am [progressively] tranquillizing each grosser bodily formation'. But when he has discerned, there is.



Tenassa apariggahitakālato pariggahitakāle kāyasaṅkhāro sukhumo hoti.

故从他的未修(出入息)时而至已修之时,身行便成微细了。

Ñ: So his bodily formation at the time when he has discerned is subtle in comparison with that at the time when he has not.



Tenāhu porāṇā –

故古人说:

Ñ: Hence the Ancients said:



‘‘Sāraddhe kāye citte ca, adhimattaṃ pavattati;

Asāraddhamhi kāyamhi, sukhumaṃ sampavattatī’’ti. (pārā. aṭṭha. 2.165);

身心热恼的时候,

起了很粗的(出入息),

身(心)没有热恼的时候,

起的很微细。

Ñ: 'The mind and body are disturbed,

And then in excess it occurs;

But when the body is undisturbed,

Then it with subtlety occurs'.



Visuddhimagga VIII-177

Seyyathāpi purisassa dhāvitvā, pabbatā vā orohitvā, mahābhāraṃ vā sīsato oropetvā ṭhitassa oḷārikā assāsapassāsā honti,

譬如有人从山上跑下,或将重负从头上卸下而立时,他的出入息是粗的,

Ñ(VIII,177): Suppose a man stands still after running, or descending from a hill, or putting down a big load from his head, then his in-breaths and out-breaths are gross,



nāsikā nappahoti,

甚至不能以鼻(出入息),

Ñ: his nostrils become inadequate,



mukhena assasantopi passasantopi tiṭṭhati.

要用口出息入息。

Ñ: and he keeps on breathing in and out through his mouth.



Yadā panesa taṃ parissamaṃ vinodetvā nhatvā ca pivitvā ca allasāṭakaṃ hadaye katvā sītāya chāyāya nipanno hoti,

如果他除去疲劳,洗了澡,喝了水,[PTS 275] 以湿布当胸,卧于凉荫之下时,

Ñ: But when he has rid himself of his fatigue and has bathed and drunk [275] and put a wet cloth on his heart, and is lying in the cool shade,



athassa te assāsapassāsā sukhumā honti ‘‘atthi nu kho natthī’’ti vicetabbatākārappattā,

则他的出息入息很微细,到了有无(出入息)亦难辨别的状态。

Ñ: then his in-breaths and out-breaths eventually occur so subtly that he has to investigate whether they exist or not;



evameva imassa bhikkhuno pubbe apariggahitakāle kāyo ca…pe… vicetabbatākārappattā honti.

同样的,这比丘以前未修出入息之时••••••乃至难辨的状态。

Ñ: so too, previously, at the time when the bhikkhu has still not discerned, … he has to investigate whether they exist or not.



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