法界次第初門 2.237

2.237

First, ignorance. The Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra states: 'What is called contemplating ignorance? One first contemplates that the intermediate existence gives rise to a mind of craving toward the parents; by condition of craving, the four great elements unite, and the two drops of semen and blood unite to form a single drop the size of a bean, called a kalala. This kalala has three things: first, life-force; second, consciousness; third, warmth. In past lifetimes, within karmic conditions and retribution, there was no agent and no experiencer; the initial in-and-out breath is called ignorance. At the time of the kalala, the entering and exiting of breath has two courses, namely rising and falling in accord with the mother’s breath, transforming once every seven days. The entering and exiting of breath is called lifespan, and this is called the wind course. Not foul and not decaying is called warmth. The mind and intention within this is called consciousness. Good sons! If there are those who wish to attain the state of a pratyekabuddha, they should contemplate such twelve links of dependent origination.'