三彌勒經疏 1.158

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經曰「爾時時氣和適」以下，第三人民相和。四時者，春秋等四時。順節者八節，謂四時有二日故，即立春、春分、立夏、夏分、立秋、秋分、立冬、冬分，廣如《淨度三昧經》也。若人民行違天地，即四時氣不順時節；今其時人民相和故。百八患者，一云百八煩惱。今云不然，諸大乘經論曾無說百八煩惱故。故今云患，即身病。謂百八者，苦樂捨通六境中即十八，十八通緣染淨即三十六，三十六逕三世故。又云《瑜伽論》云「百十種苦」，即此經百八患，開合異耳。可引論也。貪欲以下，意顯心內患也。不大慇懃者，懃者即數數，愍者即重，謂彼時煩惱薄輕也。人心平均者，無三毒故。皆同一鄉者，雖非一鄉，而無王都外異故，故上云「村落相近雞鳴相接」，是即無嫉妬故。事訖還合者，《成佛經》云「爾時有三病：一便利、二飲食、三衰老」故。有疑：人若爾，應同釋迦時。是故今須此說也。粳米者，《增一阿含經》第四十九云「爾時雞頭城生自然粳米，長三寸，極為香美，尋取尋生，皆不見所取處。」

From where the sūtra states "At that time the climate was harmonious and temperate..." onward is the third, the harmony among the people. The "four seasons" are the four seasons of spring, autumn, and so on. "Harmonious with the solar terms" refers to the eight terms, because the four seasons have two [pivotal] days each, namely the beginning of spring, the spring equinox, the beginning of summer, the summer solstice, the beginning of autumn, the autumn equinox, the beginning of winter, and the winter solstice, as explained in detail in the *Jingdu Sanmei Jing*. If the conduct of the people violates Heaven and Earth, then the climate of the four seasons will not accord with the seasonal terms; here, at that time, the people are in harmony. Regarding "one hundred and eight afflictions": one explanation says they are the one hundred and eight defilements. Now it is said that this is not so, because the Mahāyāna sūtras and treatises never speak of one hundred and eight defilements. Therefore now it is said that "afflictions" refers to bodily illnesses. As for the one hundred and eight: suffering, pleasure, and equanimity pervasive across the six sensory objects make eighteen; these eighteen, pervasive across conditions that are defiled or pure, make thirty-six; and these thirty-six traverse the three times. It is also said that the *Yogācārabhūmiśāstra* speaks of "one hundred and ten kinds of suffering," which are just the one hundred and eight afflictions of this sūtra, differing only in division and combination; the treatise may be cited. From "greed and desire..." onward, the intention is to reveal afflictions within the mind. Regarding "not very earnest": "earnest" means frequent, and "deep" means heavy, meaning that at that time defilements are slight and light. "People's minds are even and balanced": because they are free from the three poisons. "All in the same township": although not in one single township, they do not have distinctions between inside and outside the royal capital; hence it was stated above, "Villages were close to one another, and cockcrows reached between them," meaning they are free from jealousy. Regarding "closing back up after the act is finished": the *Attainment of Buddhahood Sūtra* states, "At that time there will be three illnesses: first, bowel and urinary evacuation; second, food and drink; third, old age and decay." Some might doubt: if people are like this, they would be the same as in Śākyamuni's time. Therefore this explanation is necessary here. Regarding "non-glutinous rice": the forty-ninth fascicle of the *Ekottarika Āgama* states, "At that time, naturally growing non-glutinous rice will arise in the city of Ketumatī, three inches in length, extremely fragrant and delicious; as soon as it is picked, it immediately grows back, and nowhere can one see where it was picked."