法苑珠林 69.37

69.37

是中陰中有三種食。一者思食。二者觸食。三者意食。中陰二種。一善業果。二惡業果。因善業故得善覺觀。因惡業故得惡覺觀。父母交會判合之時。隨業因緣向受生處。於母生愛。於父生瞋。父精出時謂是己有。見已心悅而生歡喜。以是三種煩惱因緣。中陰陰壞生後五陰。如印印泥印壞文成。生時諸根有具不具。具者見色則生於貪。生於貪故則名為愛。狂故生貪。是名無明。貪愛無明二因緣故。所見境界皆悉顛倒。

In this intermediate existence there are three kinds of food: first, food of volition; second, food of contact; third, food of mental intention. There are two kinds of intermediate existence: first, the fruit of wholesome karma; second, the fruit of unwholesome karma. Due to wholesome karma, one obtains wholesome thought and investigation; due to unwholesome karma, one obtains unwholesome thought and investigation. When father and mother unite in sexual intercourse, following the karmic causes and conditions one moves toward the place of taking rebirth. One generates lust toward the mother and anger toward the father; when the father's semen is discharged, one thinks it is one's own, and seeing it, one's mind rejoices and gives rise to pleasure. Due to these three kinds of affliction as conditions, the aggregates of the intermediate existence are destroyed and the subsequent five aggregates arise. Just as a seal stamps clay, the seal is destroyed and the inscription is formed. At the time of birth, the sense faculties may be complete or incomplete. Those whose faculties are complete see forms and give rise to craving; because craving arises, it is called desire. Giving rise to craving through delusion is called ignorance. Due to the two conditions of craving-desire and ignorance, the realms perceived are all inverted.'