妙法蓮華經玄義 3.48

3.48

忍法觀者，正觀欲界苦，色、無色界苦。欲界行集，色、無色界行集。欲界行滅，色、無色界行滅。斷欲界行道，斷色、無色界行道。如是三十二心，是名下忍。行者後時，漸漸減損行及緣，復更正觀欲界苦，色、無色界苦，乃至觀斷欲界行道，除觀斷色、無色界行道，從是中名中忍。復更正觀欲界苦，觀色、無色界苦，乃至觀色、無色界行滅，除滅一切道。復正觀欲界苦，色、無色界苦，乃至觀欲界行滅，除色、無色界行滅。復正觀欲界苦，乃至觀色、無色界行集，除滅一切滅。復正觀欲界苦，乃至觀欲界行集，除色、無色界行集。復正觀欲界、色、無色苦，除一切集。復正觀欲界苦，除色、無色界苦。復正觀欲界常，相續不斷，不遠離。如是觀時，深生厭患，復更減損，但作二心觀於一行，如似苦法忍、苦法智。如是正觀，是名中忍。復以一心觀欲界苦，是名上忍。

As for the contemplation of the phenomenon of Acceptance: correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, and the suffering of the form and formless realms; the arising of conditioned states in the desire realm, and the arising of conditioned states in the form and formless realms; the cessation of conditioned states in the desire realm, and the cessation of conditioned states in the form and formless realms; the path severing conditioned states in the desire realm, and the path severing conditioned states in the form and formless realms. These thirty-two moments of mind are called lower Acceptance. Afterward, the practitioner gradually reduces the aspects and objects: again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, the suffering of the form and formless realms, up to contemplating the path severing conditioned states in the desire realm, while eliminating contemplation of the path severing conditioned states in the form and formless realms; from this point it is called middle Acceptance. Again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, contemplating the suffering of the form and formless realms, up to contemplating the cessation of conditioned states in the form and formless realms, while eliminating the entire path. Again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, the suffering of the form and formless realms, up to contemplating the cessation of conditioned states in the desire realm, while eliminating the cessation of conditioned states in the form and formless realms. Again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, up to contemplating the arising of conditioned states in the form and formless realms, while eliminating all cessation. Again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, up to contemplating the arising of conditioned states in the desire realm, while eliminating the arising of conditioned states in the form and formless realms. Again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire, form, and formless realms, while eliminating all arising. Again correctly contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, while eliminating the suffering of the form and formless realms. Again correctly contemplating the desire realm as constant, continuously unbroken, and unseparated. When contemplating thus, deep revulsion arises, and further reducing, one performs only two moments of mind contemplating a single aspect, resembling the acceptance of the phenomenon of suffering and the knowledge of the phenomenon of suffering. Such correct contemplation is called middle Acceptance. Then with one moment of mind contemplating the suffering of the desire realm, this is called upper Acceptance.