[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) › [大般涅槃經集解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763) › 48.30 # 大般涅槃經集解 48.30 大般涅槃經集解 48.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.48.30) 案僧亮曰：第六譬也。斷無色界思惟及習。彼煩惱難斷，譬河漂急也。定多慧少，譬無船栰。必假以道，譬取草木也。上地苦輕，有深定樂，而行者樂故，譬更思惟。知是苦已，譬推栰入河。定道難用，必須眾善相助，譬身手皆動也。寶亮曰：斷無明住地惑，得於佛果，乃通三界內外皆是河義，而今取無明住地惑難斷者為河也。即取草木為栰者，於三界外既未有治道，欲修行萬善以趣極果也。從我設住此下，說蛇賊所害者，若指斷三界結盡而終未免於蛇賊。既與已相隣，云何相免？寧當任無明住地，或牽於生死，終不為彼蛇賊所害也。即推草栰者，思惟既定，便修萬行，運實智方便智，即達涅槃岸，登上高山也。從觀身如篋下，還次第合向八事五階也。 > Sengliang comments: The sixth metaphor. Severing the cultivation \[afflictions\] and latencies of the formless realm. Those afflictions being difficult to sever is symbolized by the rushing swift river. Much concentration and little wisdom is symbolized by having no boat or raft. It must be bridged by the Path, which is symbolized by taking grass and wood. In the higher realms suffering is slight and there is deep meditative bliss; that the practitioner takes joy in it is symbolized by reflecting further. Having recognized that it is suffering is symbolized by pushing the raft into the river. The concentration path being difficult to apply, one must rely on all wholesome \[qualities\] assisting each other, which is symbolized by both body and hands moving. Baoliang comments: Severing the affliction of the ground of ignorance and attaining the Buddha fruit applies throughout the three realms, both inside and outside, all of which bear the meaning of a river; but here, taking the affliction of the ground of ignorance as difficult to sever constitutes the river. Taking grass and wood as a raft means that outside the three realms there is as yet no counteractive path, and one wishes to cultivate the ten thousand wholesome deeds to proceed to the ultimate fruit. From 'Suppose I remain here' downward, speaking of being harmed by the snakes and thieves: if it refers to completely severing the fetters of the three realms while still not escaping the snakes and thieves, since they are already adjacent to oneself, how could one escape them? It would be better to resign oneself to the ground of ignorance; even if drawn into birth and death, one will ultimately not be harmed by those snakes and thieves. Pushing the grass raft means that once reflection is settled, one then cultivates the ten thousand practices, applying real wisdom and wisdom of expedients, whereupon one reaches the shore of nirvāṇa and ascends the high mountain. From 'contemplating the body as like a basket' onward, it returns to matching the aforementioned eight matters and five stages in sequence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.48.29) - [Next: 48.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.48.31) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.48.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.48.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.48.30) · Pramāṇa