瑜伽師地論分門記 1.26

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The first, the door of discarding the lifespan, has three parts: 1. General question, 2. Brief answer, 3. Detailed explanation, which has nine parts: (1) Clarifying the measure of discarding the lifespan has three parts: a. General designation; b. Enumerating the names has two parts: (a) Enumerating the three terms such as exhaustion of lifespan, (b) Enumerating the three terms such as wholesome and unwholesome; c. Individual explanation has six parts: (a) Clarifying the characteristics of death through exhaustion of lifespan has three parts: [i] Question, [ii] Answer, [iii] Conclusion; (b) Clarifying the characteristics of death through exhaustion of merit has two parts: [i] Question, [ii] Answer; (c) Clarifying the characteristics of death through not avoiding unevenness has five parts: [i] General question, [ii] Brief answer, [iii] Inquiring question, [iv] Answer enumerating nine names as in the treatise, [v] Conclusion; (d) Clarifying the characteristics of dying with a wholesome mind has two parts: [i] Question, [ii] Answer, which has two parts: i. Establishing the cause, ii. Demonstrating the result, which has two parts: [A] Clarifying the recollected characteristics, [B] Clarifying the non-recollected characteristics, which has three parts: (aa) Establishing the correct doctrine, (bb) Inquiry, (cc) Explaining the reason; (e) Clarifying the characteristics of dying with an unwholesome mind has two parts: [i] General question, [ii] Detailed answer, which has two parts: i. Answering the correct doctrine on unwholesome death, which has two parts: [A] Establishing the cause, [B] Demonstrating the result; ii. Answering the characteristics of wholesome and unwholesome death, which has two parts: [A] Clarifying the characteristics based on experiencing or not experiencing suffering, which has two parts: (aa) Clarifying the characteristics of a wholesome death, (bb) Clarifying the characteristics of an unwholesome death; [B] Clarifying the characteristics based on observing or not observing confusion, which has two parts: (aa) Clarifying the characteristics of a wholesome death, (bb) Clarifying the characteristics of an unwholesome death; (f) Clarifying the characteristics of dying with a neutral mind has two parts: [i] Question, [ii] Answer, which has two parts: i. Establishing the cause, ii. Demonstrating the result. (2) Among the nine parts, the second, clarifying the characteristics of recollecting and not recollecting, has two parts: a. General designation, b. Individual explanation, which has two parts: (a) Clarifying the characteristics of predominant recollection, (b) Clarifying the characteristics of equal recollection. (3) Among the nine parts, the third, clarifying the causes of discarding the lifespan, has three parts: a. General designation, b. Individual explanation, which has two parts: (a) Clarifying conceptual elaboration (prapañca) as a cause, (b) Clarifying the wholesome and unwholesome as causes; c. Conclusion. (4) Among the nine parts, the fourth, the wholesome and unwholesome characteristics of discarding the lifespan, has three parts: a. Clarifying the characteristics of discarding the lifespan upon practicing unwholesome karma has two parts: (a) General designation, (b) Citing scripture as proof; b. Clarifying the characteristics of discarding the lifespan upon practicing wholesome karma has two parts: (a) Establishing the correct doctrine, (b) Clarifying the distinctions; c. Clarifying the distinctive characteristics of the unwholesome has two parts: (a) Clarifying the characteristics of discarding the lifespan with upper-grade unwholesome [karma], (b) Clarifying the characteristics of discarding the lifespan with medium-grade unwholesome [karma]. (5) Among the nine parts, the fifth, clarifying the causes of the intermediate existence (antarābhava), has three parts: a. Clarifying the causes of the intermediate existence of ordinary beings (pṛthagjana) has two parts: (a) Establishing the cause, (b) Demonstrating the result; b. Clarifying the characteristics of the intermediate existence of individuals of the first two fruits has four parts: (a) Designation, (b) Explanation, (c) Establishing the metaphor, (d) Applying the dharma; c. Clarifying the characteristics of the intermediate existence of non-returners (anāgāmin). (6) Among the nine parts, the sixth, clarifying the distinctive characteristics of the severing of vital parts (marma-chedana), has two parts: a. Brief explanation, b. Detailed explanation, which has three parts: (a) General designation; (b) Enumerating the names, which has two parts as in the treatise; (c) Individual explanation has two parts: [i] Clarifying the severe characteristics, [ii] Clarifying the mild characteristics, which has two parts: i. Clarifying the mild characteristics based on wholesome karma, ii. Clarifying the mild characteristics based on the Northern Continent (Uttarakuru). (7) Among the nine parts, the seventh, clarifying the characteristics of the completeness and incompleteness of the faculties in the intermediate existence, has two parts: a. Clarifying the characteristics of complete faculties based on the form realm (rūpadhātu), b. Clarifying the characteristics of complete or incomplete faculties based on the desire realm (kāmadhātu). (8) Among the nine parts, the eighth, clarifying the characteristics of docile and non-docile death, has two parts: a. Clarifying the characteristics of a docile death based on purity and liberation, b. Clarifying the characteristics of a non-docile death based on non-purity and non-liberation. (9) Among the nine parts, the ninth, clarifying the characteristics of consciousness leaving the body, has three parts: a. Clarifying the characteristics of consciousness leaving the body in an unwholesome person, b. Clarifying the characteristics of consciousness leaving the body in a person who practices wholesome deeds, c. General conclusion.