[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [止觀輔行傳弘決](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912) › 8.32 # 止觀輔行傳弘決 8.32 止觀輔行傳弘決 8.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.8.32) 次明不思議中，云「直聞」等者，彼經第三〈治病品〉云「佛告菩提樹神：『過去有佛名曰寶勝，滅後有長者名曰持水，善知醫方救諸病苦。持水有子名流水，是時國內天降災變。流水見已自思惟言：「我父年邁，不能至彼城邑聚落。」便至父所問醫方已，因得了知一切方術，遍至城邑作如是言：「我是醫師。我是醫師。善知方藥療治一切。」一切眾生聞許治病，直聞是言所患即除。』」譬聞妙境得入初住。言「初觀」者，即是初觀不思議境。「復有」下，次譬下九。經云「復有無量百千眾生，病苦深重難除差者，至長者所授以妙藥，亦得平復。」今文從義，即譬觀境無明未除。如是發心乃至離愛，故云「眾藥」。如是用觀亦得入於初住位也。縱未入位，得入五品，名「小除差」。 > Next, in explaining the inconceivable, where it says 'merely hearing' and so forth: the third fascicle of that sūtra, the 'Chapter on Curing Illness,' states: 'The Buddha told the Bodhitree deity: "In the past there was a Buddha named Ratnābhyudgata. After his parinirvāṇa, there was an elder named Jaladhara, who was well-versed in medical arts and rescued all from painful illnesses. Jaladhara had a son named Jalavāhana. At that time, natural calamities fell upon the country. Having seen this, Jalavāhana thought to himself: 'My father is elderly and cannot go to those cities, towns, and villages.' He then went to his father's place, inquired about the medical methods, and thereby came to thoroughly understand all remedies. He went throughout the cities and towns, saying: 'I am a physician. I am a physician. I am well-versed in medicinal recipes and cure everything.' All sentient beings heard his promise to cure their illnesses, and merely upon hearing these words, their ailments were immediately eliminated."' This illustrates hearing the wonderful object and being able to enter the stage of the first abode. As for 'initial contemplation,' it means the initial contemplation of the inconceivable object. From 'there were further' onward, next is the simile for the lower nine \[methods\]. The sūtra says: 'There were further immeasurable hundreds of thousands of sentient beings whose painful illnesses were deep and severe, difficult to eliminate and cure; they went to the elder's place, were given wonderful medicines, and also attained recovery.' The present text follows the meaning: this illustrates that in contemplating the object, ignorance has not yet been eliminated. In this way, from arousing the aspiration for awakening down to departing from craving, these are therefore called 'various medicines.' Using contemplation in this manner, one can also enter the stage of the first abode. Even if one has not yet entered that stage, attaining entry into the five grades of practice is called 'a minor cure.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.8.31) - [Next: 8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.8.33) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912~en-mt.8.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.40.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1912.8.32) · Pramāṇa