金剛經纂要刊定記 2.38
金剛經纂要刊定記 2.38
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2.38
今言轉滅者,三中唯轉惡業,以違理故;時則通三。然此惡業受報,準小乘宗說,有定不定。如初篇四重名為定業,僧殘已下名不定業。以此對時應成四句,謂:時定報不定,報定時不定,俱定,俱不定。若此經說者則不然,以未入我法名決定業,若入我法名不決定業。所言不定者,或輕或重、或受或不受也。
Now, as for "transforming and extinguishing": among the three, it is only unwholesome karma that is transformed, because it goes against principle; the time [of retribution] extends to all three. Regarding the experiencing of retribution for this unwholesome karma, according to the teachings of the Hīnayāna tradition, there are determinate and indeterminate [karmas]. For example, the four pārājikas in the first section are called determinate karma, while saṃghāvaśeṣa and below are called indeterminate karma. Correlating this with time yields four propositions: time is determinate but retribution is indeterminate; retribution is determinate but time is indeterminate; both are determinate; both are indeterminate. According to what this sūtra teaches, however, it is not so: that which has not entered our Dharma is called determinate karma; if it has entered our Dharma, it is called indeterminate karma. What is meant by "indeterminate" is that it may be light or heavy, and may be experienced or not experienced.
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