俱舍論疏 21.108

21.108

論「望何說遠」，論主問也。「望現在世」，有部答也。「無間已滅及正生時與現相隣如何名遠」，論主難也。「由世性別故得遠名，非久曾當方得名遠」，有部答也。「若爾現在亦應得遠名，以望去、來世性亦別故」，論主難也。解云：去、來與現性不同，過去、未來得名遠。現在亦與去、來別，現在亦應得遠名。

In the treatise, "With respect to what is it called distant?" is the treatise master's question. "With respect to the present world" is the Vaibhāṣikas' answer. "When having immediately ceased or being just about to arise, they are adjacent to the present; how can they be called distant?" is the treatise master's objection. "Because their temporal natures are distinct, they obtain the designation 'distant', not because they are in the long-past or distant-future that they obtain the designation 'distant'," is the Vaibhāṣikas' answer. "If so, the present should also obtain the designation 'distant', because with respect to the past and future its temporal nature is also distinct," is the treatise master's objection. Explanation: Since the past and future are different in nature from the present, the past and future obtain the name 'distant'. The present is also distinct from the past and future, so the present should also obtain the name 'distant'.