法苑珠林 98.14

98.14

又依順正理論云。此五濁但為次第顯五衰相。極增盛時。何等名為五種衰相。一壽命衰損。時極短故。二資具衰損。少光澤故。三善品衰損。欣惡行故。四寂靜衰損。展轉相違成諠諍故。五自體衰損。非出世間功德器故。為欲次第顯此五種衰損不同。故分五濁。

Furthermore, according to the Nyāyānusāra-śāstra: These five turbidities merely manifest in sequence the five marks of decline when they are exceedingly flourishing. What are called the five marks of decline? First, the decline of lifespan, because its duration is extremely short. Second, the decline of requisites, because they lack lustre. Third, the decline of wholesome states, because beings delight in evil conduct. Fourth, the decline of tranquillity, because they mutually conflict and fall into wrangling and strife. Fifth, the decline of physical substance, because they are not vessels for supramundane merits. It is in order to sequentially display the differences among these five kinds of decline that the five turbidities are distinguished.