四教義 6.3

6.3

First, explaining the stage of those who follow through faith: this is the designation for dull-rooted persons entering the path of seeing. What is called 'dull-rooted' means that rather than perfumed by their own wisdom, they rely on others to generate understanding; hence they are called dull. When this person was on the path of expedients, although they previously had faith, because they had not yet generated truth, it was not called 'following'. 'Following' takes progressing toward as its meaning; from attaining the true clarity of patience regarding suffering, progressing through fifteen instants to see the truth, they are called 'those who follow through faith'. Therefore it is said: 'There are only those who progress closely, no those who progress from afar.' Moreover, if one were to die within the fifteen moments of mind, there is no such possibility. Patience regarding the dharma of suffering is the antidote to the ten driving agents severed by seeing in the desire realm; this dharma is the initial untainted unhindered path. Furthermore, after the highest mundane dharmas, sequentially not acting, not directing, and not practicing, one is already able to relinquish wrong actions, wrong destinies, and wrong views. Furthermore, from the highest mundane dharmas distinguishing patience regarding the dharma of suffering, five kinds of concentrations are formed: namely, stage concentration, practice concentration, object concentration, instant concentration, and sequential object concentration. Sequential object concentration means that immediately after the highest mundane dharmas, one enters patience regarding suffering. A verse in the *Miśraka-abhidharma-hṛdaya* says: 'Regarding suffering of form and formless [realms], / Arising, cessation, and path are also thus; / This dharma is unimpeded and equal, / This is explained as the sixteen minds.' When the fifteen minds are completed, they belong to the path of seeing; the sixteenth mind belongs to the path of cultivation. If one were to say this should not be so, then when the knowledge of exhaustion is completed, it should also belong to the path beyond training. The fifteen minds of the path of seeing for this follower through faith are also called the stage of the eight persons; fully endowed with the eight patiences and with wisdom less by one part, this is the candidate for stream-enterer; the candidate is also called a stream-enterer in progress.