俱舍論頌疏論本 8.25

8.25

"The reverse of this, bodies and ideations uniform": within this one line there are two stations of consciousness. "The reverse of this" means reversing the above "bodies are diverse and ideations are uniform"; it should be "bodies uniform and ideations diverse," which is the third station of consciousness. Thus the śāstra says: "There are sentient beings with form whose bodies are uniform and ideations are diverse; like the gods of the Ābhāsvara [Heaven], this is the third station of consciousness (Commentary: In truth it also encompasses the Parīttābha and Apramāṇābha gods; mentioning only the Ābhāsvara is citing the last to encompass the first)." The visible forms and shapes of those gods are not different, and are therefore called "bodies uniform." Pleasant ideations and neither-painful-nor-pleasant ideations alternate, and are therefore called "ideations diverse." Tradition says that once those gods grow weary of the faculty of joy in the fundamental stage, they give rise to the manifest presence of the faculty of equanimity belonging to the threshold stage; once they grow weary of the faculty of equanimity in the threshold stage, they give rise to the manifest presence of the faculty of joy belonging to the fundamental stage. Just as a rich and noble person, having grown weary of sensual pleasure, then experiences the pleasure of the Dharma, and having grown weary of the pleasure of the Dharma, again experiences sensual pleasure. "Bodies and ideations uniform" is the fourth station of consciousness. The śāstra says: "There are sentient beings with form whose bodies are uniform and ideations are uniform; like the Śubhakṛtsna gods, this is the fourth station of consciousness (Commentary: In truth it also encompasses the Parīttaśubha and Apramāṇaśubha gods; mentioning only the Śubhakṛtsna gods is citing the last to encompass the first)." "Bodies uniform" means their appearances do not differ. "Ideations uniform" means their ideation is solely that of pleasant feeling. Furthermore, the śāstra says: "In the first dhyāna, on account of defiled ideation, it is said that 'ideations are uniform.' In the second dhyāna, on account of two wholesome ideations, it is said that 'ideations are diverse.' In the third dhyāna, on account of vipāka ideation, it is said that 'ideations are uniform' (Commentary: This text concludes the above, distinguishing the differences. 'On account of defiled ideation' refers to the shared ideation of a single cause, which is the clinging to rules and vows. 'On account of vipāka ideation' refers to the ideation of pleasant feeling, because it is brought about by karma)."