瑜伽論記 3.28

3.28

Answer: Sympathetic joy and equanimity are inferior; compassion also extends to distraction; whereas benevolence is superior in bestowing worldly and supramundane happiness. The same applies to non-contention and the like: inwardly one realizes the true state of non-contention, while outwardly one pacifies all afflictions, which is superior to aspiration-knowledge (praṇidhijñāna) and the like; hence the others are not mentioned. Regarding ‘in the presence of the Sangha of learners and non-learners’: the Abhidharma[samuccaya] states: ‘The Buddha heads the Sangha’ refers to all the Sangha assembled before the Buddha; or it refers to the Buddha's disciples—ordinary beings and noble ones, the Sangha of learners and non-learners—and this is called ‘the Buddha heading the Sangha’. Because it says ‘Sangha’, it does not mean individual persons.