俱舍論疏 12.34

12.34

On the Śāstra's text, "As for what is called the kalpa of formation... the kalpa of formation then arrives": This is the second major section, explaining the kalpa of formation. Only after the kalpa of emptiness does the kalpa of formation occur; both the kalpa of emptiness and the kalpa of formation are equal to the twenty kalpas of the kalpa of abiding. The explanation of the kalpa of formation is further divided into four parts: first, explaining the order of formation; second, explaining the signs of approaching formation; third, explaining the formation of the external receptacle world; fourth, explaining the formation of sentient beings. The passage below is the first, explaining the order.