瑜伽師地論分門記 1.41

1.41

Within the sixfold individual explanations, the fourth, explaining the characteristics of destruction by fire-disaster, has two parts: 1. explaining the characteristics of intermediate kalpas; 2. explaining the characteristics of destruction. 1. Explaining the characteristics of intermediate kalpas has three parts: 1. general inquiry; 2. brief answer, which has five parts: (1) explaining the meaning of an immeasurable lifespan; (2) explaining the time when lifespan becomes limited; (3) explaining the characteristics of lifespan decrease; (4) explaining the causes of lifespan increase; (5) general conclusion; 3. detailed explanation, which has three parts: (1) general presentation; (2) listing names, with three parts as in the treatise; (3) individual explanations, which has three parts. 1. Explaining the characteristics of the disaster of famine has two parts: (1) general presentation; (2) individual explanation, with four parts: a. explaining the time of arising; b. explaining the characteristics of famine, with five parts: (a) the meaning of being difficult to obtain; (b) explaining the method of cautious gathering; (c) explaining the characteristics of guarding; (d) having no strength; (e) general conclusion; c. explaining the time limit; d. explaining the causes of increasing lifespan and so forth. Within the three parts, 2. explaining the characteristics of the disaster of epidemic has four parts: (1) explaining the time of arising; (2) explaining the characteristics of the illness; (3) the time limit when the illness ceases; (4) the causes of increasing lifespan and so forth. Within the three parts, 3. explaining the characteristics of the disaster of weapons has six parts: (1) explaining the time of arising; (2) explaining the characteristics of weapons; (3) the time of cessation; (4) explaining the characteristics of the three deteriorations, with three parts: a. general presentation; b. listing names, with three parts as in the treatise; c. individual explanations, with three parts: (a) explaining the deterioration of lifespan, with two parts: i. presentation, ii. explanation; (b) explaining the deterioration of the basis, with two parts: i. presentation, ii. explanation; (c) explaining the deterioration of resources, with two parts: i. presentation, ii. explanation, with four parts as in the treatise; (5) explaining the causes of lifespan increase; (6) explaining the causes for the increase of lifespan and so forth, with two parts: a. establishing the cause; b. showing the result, with four parts as in the treatise. Within the two parts explaining the fire-kalpa, the second, explaining the characteristics of destruction, has two parts: 1. explaining the characteristics of destroying the world of sentient beings; 2. explaining the characteristics of destroying the receptacle world. 1. Explaining the characteristics of destroying the world of sentient beings has four parts: (1) explaining the destruction of sentient beings in hell; (2) by analogy, explaining sentient beings in the animal and ghost destinies; (3) explaining the destruction of sentient beings in the human destiny, with three parts: a. establishing the cause; b. showing the result; c. conclusion; (4) by analogy, explaining the destruction of sentient beings in the divine destiny. 2. Explaining the characteristics of destroying the receptacle world has six parts: (1) explaining the meaning of unobtainability, with four parts: a. explaining that sentient beings are unobtainable; b. explaining that resources are unobtainable; c. explaining that heavenly rain is unobtainable; d. explaining that medicinal herbs and so forth are unobtainable; (2) explaining the characteristics of that which is able to burn, with two parts: a. explaining the meaning of the increase of heat in this solar disc, with two parts: (a) establishing the cause, (b) showing the result; b. explaining the causes for the appearance of six [additional] suns, with three parts: (a) establishing the causes, with two parts as in the treatise, (b) showing the result, (c) explaining the function; (3) explaining the characteristics of what is burned, with two parts: a. general inquiry; b. detailed answer, with six parts as in the treatise; (4) explaining the summary meaning, with two parts: a. general presentation; b. individual explanation, with three parts as in the treatise; (5) explaining the meaning of shadows being unobtainable; (6) explaining the number of kalpas of destruction and abiding, with two parts: a. explaining the limit of destruction; b. explaining the limit of abiding.