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成唯識論了義燈 5.128

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5.128

The treatise says: "A portion of the false view of the body is also like this." Ximing explains: "Grasping the aggregates of intense suffering as a self lacks pride accompanying it; aggregates not of intense suffering can also be accompanied by pride. Thus the text below says: 'Because the aggregates of exceptional suffering and inferiority are associated with sorrow.'" Now I say the original explanation is correct, which allows pride to occur concurrently with that view of the body grasping the aggregates of suffering. This phrase "a portion" is spoken based on the majority; hence the first master below also allows that, based on aggregates accompanied by suffering, pride arises and is associated with sorrow. The second master also says: "It also arises together with suffering." If Ximing says grasping aggregates of intense suffering as a self lacks pride, why would pride accompany suffering? It cannot accompany the others while not being permitted to be concurrent with the view of the body, since there is no distinct cause. Question: Spoken based on the majority, what actually accompanies it in true principle? Answer: In terms of discriminative pride, it does not accompany that portion of the view of a self grasping the aggregates of suffering; below, in terms of innate [pride], they can arise together. Moreover, there are seven kinds of pride, and pride of inferiority can accompany it. Thus the Yogācārabhūmi, Fascicle 59, says: "If spontaneously arisen, all afflictions can be found manifesting across the three feelings. If discriminative, there are briefly two kinds of pride: first, elevated pride; second, lowly pride. Elevated pride has three: first, appraising; second, understanding; third, material gain. This elevated pride is associated with the faculty of joy. Lowly pride is associated with the faculty of sorrow."

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