中觀論疏 8.11

8.11

「若見諦所斷而業至相似」者，第五破異門。影師云：「見諦所斷都無無記，一向得報。此不失法若為見諦所斷，便得報。其已是無記，復得無記報，故云至相似。無記得報，名破業也。」又釋：業至相似者，至是至得，至得通三性，就善惡邊亦感報；不失法但是無記，則不感報。今見諦遂斷不失法，則不失法亦是不善，便應感報，與至得相似，故云而業至相似。又一釋：四家並明不失法是無記不被斷，今遂言不失法被斷，則不失法便是惑性非復無記，若是惑性便能感報，即是業故，言而業也。既是業便得果報，名至相似，如善業得樂果名相似，惡得苦果亦名相似，此即相似因相似果。此釋最勝。問：云何名破業耶？答：不失法若被斷則感報，以無記感報故是破業，如令券書還債故名破業。

"If it were severed by seeing the truths, then karma would reach similarity": the fifth section refutes divergent views. Master Tanying said: 'What is severed by seeing the truths has nothing indeterminate at all; it invariably obtains retribution. If this unerring phenomenon were severed by seeing the truths, it would obtain retribution. It is already indeterminate, yet would again obtain an indeterminate retribution, hence it says "reach similarity." An indeterminate obtaining retribution is called ruining karma.' Another explanation: 'Karma reaches similarity' means that 'reach' (zhi) refers to acquisition (prāpti); acquisition applies to the three natures, and on the side of wholesome and unwholesome, it also induces retribution; the unerring phenomenon is merely indeterminate, so it does not induce retribution. Now if seeing the truths were to sever the unerring phenomenon, then the unerring phenomenon would also be unwholesome, and would then have to induce retribution, being similar to acquisition; hence it says 'then karma would reach similarity.' Yet another explanation: the four schools all explain that the unerring phenomenon is indeterminate and not severed; if one were now to say that the unerring phenomenon is severed, then the unerring phenomenon would be of the nature of delusion and no longer indeterminate; if it were of the nature of delusion, it would be able to induce retribution, which is precisely karma; hence it says 'and karma.' Since it is karma, it would then obtain retribution, which is called 'reaching similarity'—just as wholesome karma obtaining a pleasant fruit is called similarity, and evil obtaining a painful fruit is also called similarity; this is a similar cause [producing] a similar fruit. This explanation is the most excellent. Question: Why is it called ruining karma? Answer: If the unerring phenomenon were severed, it would induce retribution; for an indeterminate to induce retribution is to ruin karma, just like making the debt bond itself repay the debt, which is called ruining karma.