俱舍論頌疏論本 10.83

10.83

"In gradual death: feet, navel, heart; / The mental consciousness ceases last; / In the lower, humans, gods, and the unborn" explains the consciousness at the time of death. "Lower" refers to the three evil destinies. "Unborn" refers to the arhat. If life ends suddenly, the mental consciousness and the physical faculties all cease all at once. In the case of gradual death: for one falling into an evil destiny, consciousness ceases at the feet; for one going among humans, consciousness ceases at the navel; for one gaining birth in heaven, consciousness ceases at the heart; for one attaining arhatship, consciousness also ceases at the heart, though some say at the crown. What has been explained above all relies on the cessation of the final mental consciousness.