遊心安樂道 1.16

1.16

依《瑜伽論》正定二：一、本性正定；二、習成正定。五種性中，菩薩性人，不依五逆及斷善根，是名本生正定聚也；其二乘性，及不定性，得作五逆及斷善根，斷善根時，名邪定聚；即是彼人，續善根後，未趣入時，為不定聚。已趣入時，則有三品，本來上根而趣入者，即作正定，中根至燸，下根至頂，各作正定；餘屬不定。若是不定種性之人，直向大乘而入趣者，修行信心，逕一萬劫，信心成就，方為正定。如《起信論》即明此義，是約習成正定聚說。若其本來菩薩種性，直向大乘而趣入者，始趣入時，永得不退，不由業力墮於惡趣。依此而言，入十信位便得不退，不同前說不定性人，如是等說，皆就穢土。

According to the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, there are two kinds of samyaktva-niyata: first, innate samyaktva-niyata; second, samyaktva-niyata achieved through cultivation. Among the five gotras, a person of the bodhisattva gotra does not rely on the five heinous crimes or the cutting off of roots of good; this is called the innately born samyaktva-niyata-rāśi. Those of the two vehicles' gotras and the indeterminate gotra can commit the five heinous crimes and cut off the roots of good; when they cut off the roots of good, they are called the mithyātva-niyata-rāśi. When that person, after reconnecting the roots of good, has not yet entered [the path], they belong to the aniyata-rāśi. When they have entered, there are three grades: those of originally superior faculties who enter immediately become samyaktva-niyata; those of middling faculties [become so] upon reaching warmth (ūṣmagata); those of inferior faculties [become so] upon reaching the peak (mūrdhan); each then becomes samyaktva-niyata. The rest belong to the indeterminate. If a person of the indeterminate gotra directs themselves straight toward the Mahāyāna and enters it, they cultivate faith for ten thousand kalpas, and only when their faith is perfected do they become samyaktva-niyata. The Awakening of Faith explains precisely this meaning, which is spoken in terms of the samyaktva-niyata-rāśi achieved through cultivation. If one of an originally bodhisattva gotra directs themselves straight toward the Mahāyāna and enters it, then upon first entering they attain non-retrogression forever and will not fall into evil destinies by force of karma. Speaking on this basis, upon entering the rank of the ten faiths one immediately attains non-retrogression, unlike the aforementioned person of indeterminate gotra. Explanations such as these are all made with reference to the defiled land.