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第二、呵五欲者，謂色、聲、香、味、觸。《十住毘婆沙》云：「禁六情，如縶狗、鹿、魚、蛇、猨、鳥。狗樂聚落，鹿樂山澤，魚樂池沼，蛇樂穴居，猨樂深林，鳥樂依空。六根樂六塵，非是凡夫淺智弱志所能降伏；唯有智慧，堅心正念，乃能降伏。」總喻六根。今私對之：眼貪色，色有質像，如聚落；眼如狗也。耳貪聲，聲無質像，如空澤；耳如鹿也。鼻貪香，如魚也。舌引味，如蛇也。身著觸，如猨也。心緣法，如鳥也。

Second, the reproof of the five desires: namely forms, sounds, smells, tastes, and tangible objects. The *Daśabhūmika-vibhāṣā* says: "Restraining the six sense faculties is like tethering a dog, a deer, a fish, a snake, a monkey, and a bird. A dog delights in villages, a deer delights in mountains and marshes, a fish delights in ponds, a snake delights in living in holes, a monkey delights in deep forests, and a bird delights in relying on the open air. The six faculties delight in the six sense objects; they cannot be subdued by the shallow wisdom and weak resolve of ordinary beings. Only with wisdom, a firm mind, and right mindfulness can they be subdued." This is a general metaphor for the six faculties. Now, my personal correlation is: the eye craves forms, and forms have material substance, like a village; the eye is like a dog. The ear craves sounds, and sounds have no material substance, like an open marsh; the ear is like a deer. The nose craves smells, like a fish. The tongue is drawn to tastes, like a snake. The body clings to tangibles, like a monkey. The mind takes dharmas as objects, like a bird.