[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [妙法蓮華經文句](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718) › 2.118 # 妙法蓮華經文句 2.118 妙法蓮華經文句 2.118 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.118) 次列色界天。「娑婆」，此翻忍，其土眾生安於十惡不肯出離，從人名土，故稱為忍。《悲花經》云：「云何名娑婆？是諸眾生忍受三毒及諸煩惱，故名忍土。」亦名雜，雜九道共居（云云）。「梵」者，此翻離欲，除下地繫，上升色界，故名離欲，亦稱高淨。「尸棄」者，此翻為頂髻，又外國喚火為樹提尸棄，此王本修火光定，破欲界惑，從德立名。然經標梵王，復舉尸棄，似如兩人，依《釋論》正以尸棄為王，今經舉位顯名，恐目一人耳。住禪中間，內有覺觀，外有言說，得主領為王，單修禪為梵民，加四無量心為王也。初禪有梵眾、梵輔、大梵，今舉王攝諸也。 > Next are listed the devas of the Form Realm. "Saha", translated here as "Endurance": the sentient beings of this land are content with the ten unwholesome actions and are unwilling to escape; the land is named after its people, hence it is called "Endurance". The \*Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka-sūtra\* says: "Why is it called Saha? Because these sentient beings endure the three poisons and all afflictions, it is called the Land of Endurance." It is also called "Mixed", because the nine paths dwell together mixedly (and so forth). "Brahma", translated here as "Free from Desires": casting off the bonds of the lower stages and ascending to the Form Realm, it is therefore called "free from desires", and also called "lofty purity". "Śikhin", translated here as "Crest"; furthermore, foreign languages call fire \*jyotiḥ-śikhin\*. This king originally cultivated the fire-light concentration and shattered the delusions of the Desire Realm, taking his name from this virtue. However, the sūtra designates the Brahma King and then separately mentions Śikhin, seeming to refer to two persons. Relying on the \*Commentary\*, Śikhin is strictly the king; now the sūtra sets forth the station and clarifies the name, which probably designates one person. Dwelling in the intermediate dhyāna, inwardly possessing vitarka and vicāra, and outwardly having speech, he obtains sovereignty and becomes king; cultivating dhyāna alone makes one a Brahma subject; adding the four immeasurable minds makes one king. The first dhyāna has Brahma-pāriṣadya, Brahma-purohita, and Mahābrahma; now the mention of the king subsumes all of them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.117) - [Next: 2.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.119) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718~en-mt.2.118) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [翻譯名義集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.2.17) — 法雲, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1718.2.118) · Pramāṇa