法苑珠林 95.24

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如增一阿含經云。爾時世尊告諸比丘。有三大患。云何為三。一風為大患。二痰為大患。三冷為大患。然有三良藥治。風患者蘇為良藥。及蘇所作飯食。若痰患者蜜為良藥。及蜜所作飯食。若冷患者油為良藥。及油所作飯食。是謂三大患有此三藥治。如是比丘亦有三大患。一貪欲。二瞋恚。三愚癡。然有三良藥治。一若貪欲起時以不淨往治。及思惟不淨道。二若瞋恚大患者。以慈心往治。及思惟慈心道。三若愚癡大患者。以智慧往治。及思惟因緣所起道。是謂比丘有此三大患有此三藥治。

As the Ekottarika-āgama states: At that time the World-Honoured One told the bhikṣus: "There are three great afflictions. What are the three? First, wind is a great affliction; second, phlegm is a great affliction; third, cold is a great affliction. Yet there are three good medicines to treat them: for wind afflictions, ghee is a good medicine, as well as food made with ghee; for phlegm afflictions, honey is a good medicine, as well as food made with honey; for cold afflictions, oil is a good medicine, as well as food made with oil. These are called the three great afflictions, and they have these three medicines to treat them. In the same way, bhikṣus also have three great afflictions: first, lust; second, anger; third, delusion. Yet there are three good medicines to treat them: first, when lust arises, treat it with impurity, and contemplate the path of impurity; second, for the great affliction of anger, treat it with loving-kindness, and contemplate the path of loving-kindness; third, for the great affliction of delusion, treat it with wisdom, and contemplate the path of conditioned arising. These are called the three great afflictions of bhikṣus, and they have these three medicines to treat them."