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# 觀心論疏 1.35

觀心論疏 1.35

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1921.1.35)

偈云：「諸道各有法，了不自尋研，忽窺窬釋教，動經十數年。非但彼法拙，必有謀壞心，此則迦毘梨，仙聖豈聽然。為是因緣故，須造觀心論。」此兩偈半明外道之得失也。然外道窺窬釋教，不出二意：一者賤其法拙；二者謀壞佛法。窺窬覓過事，非好心而尋佛教也。昔外道難破一切法師，唯無奈一禪師何。其母勸云：「汝若將禪師論者，罵『驢馬頭，一切諸獸之頭。』即可得勝。」外道遂隨其母計得勝，後受迦毘梨之身，一身而有千頭。既運惡心，冥聖豈聽也！事如偈說。

> The verse says:  
> "The various paths each have their methods,  
> Yet they do not investigate them themselves;  
> Suddenly peeping into the Śākya teachings,  
> Over a period of ten or more years.  
> Not only is their own method clumsy,  
> They must have a mind conspiring to destroy it.  
> This is Kapila;  
> How could the ṛṣis and sages permit it?  
> For these reasons,  
> One must compose the Treatise on Contemplating the Mind."  
> These two and a half verses clarify the gains and losses of non-Buddhists. Now, when non-Buddhists peep into the Śākya teachings, it amounts to no more than two motives: first, they disdain their own clumsy methods; second, they conspire to destroy the Buddha-Dharma. Peeping to seek faults is not an inquiry into the Buddhist teaching with a good heart. Long ago, a non-Buddhist refuted and defeated all dharma masters, but could do nothing against a single dhyāna master. His mother advised him, saying: "If you debate with the dhyāna master, revile him by saying, 'Head of a donkey, head of a horse, heads of all beasts!' and you will gain victory." The non-Buddhist then followed his mother's plan and attained victory; later he received the body of Kapila, with a thousand heads on a single body. Since he harbored an evil mind, how could the unseen holy ones permit it? The matter is as the verse explains.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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