瑜伽師地論分門記 1.48

1.48

分十八中第三明地居諸天所依上從妙高下至鐵圍成立相分五　一明風輪成相分三。一立因。二顯果。三明業用分二。一標。二釋　二明水輪成相分二。一立因。二顯果　三明地輪成相分三。一立因。二顯果。三明業相　四明諸山成相分二。一立因分三如論。二顯果分三。一明上品果分三。一立因。二顯果。三明體性分二。一標。二釋。二明中品果分五。一總標。二列名分七如論。三釋名。四明妙高山量。五明七金山量。三明下品果分三。一總標。二別釋分三如論。三明輪圍山住處及量　五明非天等四趣住處成相分四。一明非天住處成相。二明大雪等成相。三明四地獄成相四明鬼傍生住處成相。

Within the eighteen parts, the third, explaining the formation of the basis of the earth-dwelling devas from Mount Meru above down to the Iron Enclosing Mountains below, has five parts: 1. explaining the characteristics of the formation of the wind mandala, with three parts: (1) establishing the cause; (2) showing the result; (3) explaining the activity and function, with two parts: a. presentation, b. explanation; 2. explaining the characteristics of the formation of the water mandala, with two parts: (1) establishing the cause; (2) showing the result; 3. explaining the characteristics of the formation of the earth mandala, with three parts: (1) establishing the cause; (2) showing the result; (3) explaining the characteristics of its function; 4. explaining the characteristics of the formation of the various mountains, with two parts: (1) establishing the cause, with three parts as in the treatise; (2) showing the result, with three parts: a. explaining the superior results, with three parts: (a) establishing the cause, (b) showing the result, (c) explaining the essential nature, with two parts: i. presentation, ii. explanation; b. explaining the middling results, with five parts: (a) general presentation, (b) listing names, with seven parts as in the treatise, (c) explaining names, (d) explaining the measurement of Mount Meru, (e) explaining the measurements of the seven golden mountains; c. explaining the inferior results, with three parts: (a) general presentation, (b) individual explanations, with three parts as in the treatise, (c) explaining the dwelling place and measurements of the Cakravāḍa mountains; 5. explaining the characteristics of the formation of the dwelling places of the four destinies such as the asuras, with four parts: (1) explaining the characteristics of the formation of the dwelling places of the asuras; (2) explaining the characteristics of the formation of the Great Snowy Mountains and so forth; (3) explaining the characteristics of the formation of the four hells; (4) explaining the characteristics of the formation of the dwelling places of ghosts and animals.