Visuddhimagga IX-121

Karuṇāvihārissa pana daṇḍābhighātādirūpanimittaṃ pattadukkhaṃ samanupassantassa karuṇāya pavattisambhavato rūpe ādīnavo parividito hoti.

2)悲住者,是对于为杖所击等的色相而观有情之苦生起悲悯的,故能善知色的危险。

Ñ(IX,121): One who abides in compassion has come to know thoroughly the danger in materiality, since compassion is aroused in him when he sees the suffering of beings that has as its material sign (cause) beating with sticks, and so on.



Athassa parividitarūpādīnavattā pathavīkasiṇādīsu aññataraṃ ugghāṭetvā rūpanissaraṇe ākāse cittaṃ upasaṃharato appakasireneva tattha cittaṃ pakkhandati.

当他熟悉了色的危险,离去任何地遍等,而专注其心于出离了色的虚空之时,则他的心进入那(虚空)而无困难了。

Ñ: So, well knowing the danger in materiality, when he removes whichever kasiṇa [concept he was contemplating], whether that of the earth kasiṇa or another, and applies his mind to the space [that remains (see Ch. X, §6)], which is the escape from materiality, then his mind enters into that [space] without difficulty.



Iti karuṇā ākāsānañcāyatanassa upanissayo hoti, na tato paraṃ,

如是则悲为空无边处的近依,更无过上,

Ñ: So compassion is the basic support for the sphere of boundless space, but not for what is beyond that.



tasmā ākāsānañcāyatanaparamāti vuttā.

所以说(悲)以空无边处为最上。

Ñ: That is why it is called 'Having the base consisting of boundless space as the highest'.



Visuddhimagga IX-120

Kasmā panetā evaṃ vuttāti?

为什么此等(四梵住)要这样说呢?

Ñ(IX,120): But why are they described in this way?



Tassa tassa upanissayattā.

因为是它们的近依(强因)之故。

Ñ: Because each is the respective basic support for each.



Mettāvihārissa hi sattā appaṭikkūlā honti.

即:(1)慈住者是不厌恶有情的。

Ñ: For beings are unrepulsive to one who abides in lovingkindness.



Athassa appaṭikkūlaparicayā appaṭikkūlesu parisuddhavaṇṇesu nīlādīsu cittaṃ upasaṃharato appakasireneva tattha cittaṃ pakkhandati.

当他(对有情)熟练不厌恶,而专注其心于不厌恶的青等的遍净之色时则他的心进入那(遍净色)中而无困难了。

Ñ: Being familiar with the unrepulsive aspect, when he applies his mind to unrepulsive pure colours such as blue-black, his mind enters into them without difficulty.



Iti mettā subhavimokkhassa upanissayo hoti, na tato paraṃ,

如是则慈为清净解脱的近依(强因),更无过上,

Ñ: So lovingkindness is the basic support for the liberation by the beautiful (see M.ii,12; MA.iii,256), but not for what is beyond that.



tasmā subhaparamāti vuttā.

所以说(慈)以清净解脱为最上。

Ñ: That is why it is called 'having beauty as the highest'.



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