諸經要集 19.20

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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。若風患者。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。及油所作飲食。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。以不淨法治。及思惟不淨道。二若瞋恚大患者。以慈心法治。及思惟慈心道。三若愚癡大患者。以智慧法治。及因緣所起道。是謂比丘有此三大患。有此三藥治。

As the Ekottarika-āgama states: At that time, the Bhagavat 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. If one has an affliction of wind, clarified butter is a good medicine, as is food made with clarified butter. If one has an affliction of phlegm, honey is a good medicine, as is food made with honey. If one has an affliction of cold, oil is a good medicine, as is food and drink made with oil. These are called the three great afflictions, which have these three medicines to treat them. In this manner, bhikṣus, there are also three great afflictions: first, lustful desire; second, anger; third, delusion. Yet there are three good medicines to treat them: first, when lustful desire arises, one treats it with the contemplation of impurity and meditates on the path of impurity; second, for the great affliction of anger, one treats it with the teaching of loving-kindness and meditates on the path of loving-kindness; third, for the great affliction of delusion, one treats it with the teaching of wisdom and the path arising from causes and conditions. These are called the three great afflictions of bhikṣus, which have these three medicines to treat them.'