遊心安樂道 1.62

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若細別論，上品上生者，發三種心，則《起信論》曰：「信成就發心位，在十信終心也。」生彼便得無生法忍者，是謂緣觀無生忍，以《本業經》說無生忍在解位故；上品中生者，位在十信初，此間一劫是彼一日故，經一小劫得無生忍者，謂證理無生忍，則當初地也；上品下生者，是十信以前，信歸三寶受菩薩戒以去是也。以亦信因果，不謗大乘，但發無上道心，故七日之中，唯見佛身，而心不了，三七日後了了見聞者，謂此人未得依業識門而見如來故，三七日後，方入十解，見佛唯從心起故。經三小劫住歡喜地者，謂彼小劫當此僧祇，所以中品逕一小劫，下品逕三小劫。同入初地者，以勝解行地諸菩薩者，根有利、鈍，行亦勒、怠故，唯長、短異，而功行等。下餘品中，准之可知。中三品內，上者，是煗、頂、忍決擇分位也；中品者，前三方便解脫分也；下品者，五停以前趣善凡夫。此三品人並是現般，但以生便半劫分為三品耳。下三品者，總是一切趣惡凡夫，造眾惡逆，輕、重不同，遇緣聞法滅罪，有成三品，更無位別。

If discussed in detailed distinction: as for the highest rebirth of the highest grade, they generate three kinds of mind, as the Awakening of Faith says: "The stage of generating the mind through the perfection of faith is at the final mind of the ten faiths." Being reborn there and immediately attaining the anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti refers to the anutpattika-kṣānti of contemplative conditioning, because the Benye jing states that anutpattika-kṣānti is in the stage of understanding. As for the middle rebirth of the highest grade, their stage is at the beginning of the ten faiths; because one kalpa here is one day there, that they attain anutpattika-kṣānti after passing through one small kalpa refers to the anutpattika-kṣānti of realizing the principle, which corresponds to the first bhūmi. As for the lowest rebirth of the highest grade, this refers to those prior to the ten faiths, from taking refuge in the Three Jewels with faith and receiving the bodhisattva precepts onward; because they also believe in cause and effect, do not slander the Mahāyāna, and simply generate the unsurpassed mind of the Way, for seven days they only see the Buddha's body without clear understanding in mind, and after three weeks see and hear clearly, meaning that because this person has not yet been able to rely on the gate of karmic consciousness to see the Tathāgata, only after three weeks do they enter the ten abodes of understanding and see that the Buddha arises solely from the mind. That they dwell in the Pramuditā-bhūmi after passing three small kalpas means that those small kalpas correspond to asaṃkhyeyas here; therefore, the middle grade takes one small kalpa, and the lowest grade takes three small kalpas. That both enter the first bhūmi is because bodhisattvas of the stage of resolute practice have faculties that are sharp or dull and practices that are diligent or lax; there are only differences in length and brevity, while their meritorious practice is equal. The remaining grades below may be known by analogy with this. Within the three middle grades, the highest is the stage of the nirvedha-bhāgīya of heat, summit, and forbearance; the middle grade is the mokṣa-bhāgīya of the former three preparatory practices; the lowest grade comprises ordinary beings headed toward goodness prior to the five stops [of the mind]. These three grades of people all attain nirvāṇa in the present life, but are merely divided into three grades by taking half a kalpa upon rebirth. Those of the three lower grades are collectively all ordinary beings headed toward evil, who commit various evil and heinous deeds of varying lightness and heaviness; encountering conditions, hearing the Dharma, and having their sins extinguished, they constitute three grades, with no further distinction of stages.