瑜伽論記 17.460

17.460

問：何故初禪尋伺為對治，喜樂為利益，二禪但言內淨為對治，喜樂為利益，三禪即立念及行捨正智三支，為對治樂為利益，四禪即立淨念行捨，為對治不苦不樂為利益等，同是禪地，何故對治利益多少不同耶？

Question: Why are investigation and reflection the antidote and joy and pleasure the benefit in the first dhyāna; in the second dhyāna, only inner purification is spoken of as the antidote and joy and pleasure as the benefit; in the third dhyāna, the three limbs of mindfulness, equanimity in action, and correct knowledge are established as the antidote and pleasure as the benefit; and in the fourth dhyāna, pure mindfulness and equanimity in action are established as the antidote and neither-pain-nor-pleasure as the benefit, and so forth? As they are all dhyāna stages, why are the antidotes and benefits different in number?