釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 1.89

1.89

一、如法相者，如《大集經》說：歌羅邏時，即有三事：一、命；二、暖；三、識。出入息者，名為壽命。不臭不爛，名之為暖，即是業持火大故，地、水等色不臭爛也。此中心、意名之為識，即是剎那覺知心也。三法和合，從生至長，無增無減，愚夫不了，於中妄計我、人、眾生，作諸業行，心生染著，顛倒因緣往來三界。若尋其源本，不出此之三法，故以三法為門，不多不少。

1. Conforming to the characteristics of dharmas: As the Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra says: At the time of the kalala, there are already three things: first, life; second, warmth; third, consciousness. Inhalation and exhalation of breath are called life. Not rotting and not decaying is called warmth, which is the fire element sustained by karma, so that the form of earth, water, and so forth does not rot or decay. The mind and mentation within this are called consciousness, which is the mind of momentary awareness. When these three dharmas combine, from birth to growth, they neither increase nor decrease. Foolish persons do not understand; among them, they falsely calculate a self, a person, or a sentient being, perform various karmic actions, give rise to attachment in their minds, and through inverted causes and conditions transmigrate back and forth in the three realms. If one seeks their origin and root, they do not exceed these three dharmas; therefore, taking these three dharmas as the gates is neither too many nor too few.