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俱舍論疏 12.43

俱舍論疏 12.43

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12.43

論「成中初劫至有情漸捨」,明成、壞劫器及有情時量別也。《立世經》說器及有情成、壞各十劫與此不同者,彼說「梵王先生十劫住後,梵輔等次第生。」故知梵輔已下十劫成也。若兼梵王,十九劫成,梵王入成器中故十劫也。故知梵王劫壞後十劫獨住。

On the Śāstra's text, "The first kalpa in formation... sentient beings gradually abandon [it]": This explains the difference in the temporal measures of the receptacle and sentient beings during the kalpas of formation and destruction. The Lokasthāna-sūtra states that the receptacle and sentient beings each take ten kalpas to form and destroy, which differs from this; that text states: "After King Brahmā is born first and abides for ten kalpas, the Brahmapurohitas and so forth are born in succession." Hence we know that from the Brahmapurohitas down takes ten kalpas to form. If combined with King Brahmā, it takes nineteen kalpas to form; King Brahmā is included within the formation of the receptacle, hence it is ten kalpas. Thus we know that after the kalpic destruction, King Brahmā abides alone for ten kalpas.

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