目录 Catalog:13.1.5 人趣 Human Interest;13.1.6 欲天趣 Desire Sky Interest
人,此说为意,因凡人所作,意图和计划在先。人趣,亦作人道,因为此类众生在因之时能行五戒。五戒是:(一)不杀生,(二)不偷盗,(三)不邪淫,(四)不妄语,(五)不饮酒。人的生活是苦乐相间。作中品十善者,感此道生。下文略辨中品十善。
(一)约境说,唯于顺境和不顺不逆的环境中能守护身口意三业。
(二)约心说,善念淳熟,但未猛利。
(三)约事说,或数为小善,或偶为胜善。
以要言之,有施有戒,是人道因。
Human, here says intent because whatever a human does, intention or plan goes first. Human interest, also known as human path, because they could perform five precepts when they were on their causes. The five precepts are: 1. Do not kill, 2. Do not steal, 3. Do not engage in heretical sexual conduct, 4. Do not lie, and 5. Do not drink alcohol. Human life is a mixture of bitter and laugh. The ten benevolences of the middle grade led to rebirth of sentients in this path. The following is a brief identification of Ten Benevolences of the middle grade.
(1) Aggregating heart’s environments to say, human can protect bodily karma, oral karma, and intentional karma in enjoyable environment and in neither enjoyable nor adverse circumstances.
(2) Aggregating heart to say, human being is with pure and matured good wills, but not bravely to do.
(3) Aggregating affair to say, humans do small goods again and again, occasionally do great good.
Generally, having donations and precepts, are reasons for the human path.
13.1.5-2 四大洲 Four Big Continents
人有四大洲、八中洲等分别。什么是这里说的洲?即大量的身土,即大量的尘刹土(参见14.1节),即大量的色尘、声尘、香尘、味尘、触尘、和法尘, 即许多感知或觉, 如插图13.1.5所说的三千大千世界是由十亿尘刹土构成的。下面先说四大洲。
There are four great continents, eight medium continents, and other distinctions among human beings. What are the continents spoken of here? That is, a great deal of body-soils, that is, a great deal of dust-instant-soils (cf. section 14.1), that is, a great deal of color-dust, sound-dust, scent-dust, taste-dust, touch-dust, and juristic-dust, that is, a great deal of perceptions or sensations, as in Illustration 13.1.5, which says that the Great Grand Worlds are made up of a billion dust-instant-soils. Let’s talk about the four big continents first.
一)东胜身洲,胜身是说此法于一切法中最为胜者。胜身洲在须弥颅山东,其土东狭西广,形如半月,纵广六千由旬。由旬是梵语Yojana,是脖子上挂着金刚铃的牛的一天的行程。其土中央有一大树名梭罗,高及覆盖二十七由旬。人面亦如半月之形,身长三肘半,衣广中七肘,上下三肘半。寿二百岁,多有夭亡。注13.1.5-1,衣,如九结,五盖,八缠,参见14.2节。
1. East Victorious Body Continent, Victorious Body is saying that their bodily form is the most victorious among all laws. Victorious Body Continent is located on the eastern side of Mount Sumeru. Its landform east narrow west wide, like a crescent, length and breadth are 6,000 yojanas. Yojana is a Sanskrit distance unit, is one day walking distance by a cow with a Philosopher-Stone bell under neck. There is a great tree, name Sal Fasullo, in its center; its height and covers up 27 yojanas. The human face is also in the shape of a half moon, body height is 3.5 cubits, clothes’ length and breadth are 7 cubits to their center, 3.5 cubits above and 3.5 cubits below. The life expectancy of a human being is 200 years, with many premature deaths. Annotation 1, clothes, such as 9 ties, 5 covers, 8 coils, see section 14.2.
二)北俱颅洲,亦作胜处、高上。胜处是说,此洲人果报甚胜,胜其它三洲。高上是说此洲人寿定满千岁,死后必然升于三十三天(见插图13.1.5-14),化乐天(如图-10)等处。俱颅洲在须弥颅山北,其土正方,犹如池沼,纵广八千由旬。洲中有一大树,名阿摩罗,其树根入地下九由旬,树冠高达十八由旬,枝叶覆盖二十五由旬。有一树林名男人;有一树林名女人。北洲人面像其地形。身长七肘,衣广中十四肘,上下七肘。人寿一千岁;命无中夭。
2. North Skull Occupant Continent, alias Victorious Place, Going Up, Victorious Place means that people in the continent receive victorious recompense fruits, which are more victorious than other three continents. Going Up is saying that people in this continent can live 1,000 years, and they rise to Thirty-Three skies (see fig 13.1.5-14), Conversion-Laugh sky (see fig. -10), etc. after death. Skull Occupant Continent is in the north of Mount Sumer-head, and form is a square, like a swamp, 8,000 yojanas in length and breadth. Middle of the continent, there is a big tree named Immaculateness. Its roots penetrate the ground for nine yojanas, its crown reaches 9 yojanas, and its branches and leaves cover 25 yojanas. There is a forest named man, and a forest named woman. The human face of north continent resembles its topography, their body height is 7 cubits, clothes’ length and breadth are 14 cubits to their center, 7 cubits above and 7 cubits below. The life expectancy of a human being is 1,000 years without premature death.
三)西牛惑洲,因洲中央有一一由旬高的大石牛而得名。牛惑洲在须弥颅山西,其土形如满月,纵广七千由旬。此洲多牛羊,亦多珠玉。人面亦如满月,身长三肘半,衣广中七肘,上下三肘半。寿三百岁,多有夭亡。
3. West Cow-Muddle Continent, named after a yojana-high stone cow in the center of the continent. Cow-Muddles Continent is in the west of Mount Sumeru. Its soil shapes like a full moon, and its length and breadth are 7,000 yojanas. There are many cattle and sheep on this continent, as well as pearls and jade. The human face is also like the full moon, and body height is 3.5 cubits, clothes’ length and breadth are 7 cubits to its center, 3.5 cubits above and 3.5 cubits below. Life expectancy is 300 years, with many premature deaths.
四)南瞻部洲,此洲多树,从洲中央的一棵严父树而得名。其树根入地下九由旬,树冠高十八由旬,枝叶覆盖二十五由旬。树下多金,人称严父金。瞻部洲在须弥山南,其土梯形,北广南狭,纵广六千由旬。人面亦像其地形;身长三肘半,衣广中七肘,上下三肘半。寿量不定,增劫时寿可达二百五十岁,减劫时寿不满十岁,寿最长可至无量。南洲人根性猛力,易升易堕。
4. South Admiring-Subordinates Continent, the continent has many trees, named after a Strict-Father tree in center of the continent. Its roots penetrate the ground for nine yojanas, its crown is 18 yojanas high, and its branches and leaves cover 25 yojanas. There is a lot of gold under the tree, known as Strict-Father gold. Admiring-Subordinates Continent is in the south of Mount Sumer-head. Its soil is trapezoidal, wide in the north and narrow in the south, and 6,000 yojanas in length and breadth. The human face also resembles its topography; body height is 3.5 cubits. Clothes’ length and breadth are 7 cubits to its center, 3.5 cubits above and 3.5 cubits below. The amount of lifespan is uncertain. In increasing catastrophe, their life span can reach 250 years; but in decreasing catastrophe, their life span is less than 10 years. The longest life span can be infinite. People’s root nature in Admiring-Subordinates Continent are brave and sharp, easy to rise and fall.
插图13.1.5-18代表着人的 “八中洲”,亦作 “八大金刚”,“人样儿”, “忍渡”(参见17.3-9至-18节),是墨西哥(约公元1325年)画的。他是用自己的肠子来表现忍渡的。他的肠子有什么特别的?墨西哥和本文的须弥颅山一样,也是一位金童,亚当,特拉洛克,释迦摩尼佛,大黑天(即世界末日判官),众生之父。插图-1至-22就是他大审判的结果,也述说了他成佛的心路。
Illustration 13.1.5-18 represents the "eight middle continents" of a human, also known as “Eight Philosopher-Stone Giants”, "human’s appearance" and "Countenance Ark" (cf. sections 17.3-9 to -18), was painted by Mexico (c. C.E. 1325). He was using his own intestines to represent the Countenance Ark. What is so special about his intestines? Mexico is same with Mount Sumeru of this article, is a Gold Boy, Adam, Tlaloc, Shakyamuni Buddha, Great Black Sky (i.e., the judger of the doomsday), and the father of all beings. Illustrations -1 to -22 are the results of his great trial and describe his psychological journey to becoming a Buddha.
插图-11显示:翠玉女的脸被舍利王用作饵挂在了鱼钩上;旁边笑眯眯的,不咬钩的半月脸就代表墨西哥。那最后舍利王钓到墨西哥了吗?图-18,墨西哥的肠子显示,他吃了翠玉女,消化不了,又吐不出来,因为翠玉女(玉女,夏娃)是女神,无形,没肉,却充满了尖锐的碎片,把他的肠子搅烂了。所以墨西哥向舍利王投降了,娶了他的女儿翠玉女,继承了舍利王的王位,改朝换代,开创了墨西哥帝国。墨西哥和翠玉女就成为了墨西哥人的始祖。插图23是墨西哥抱着他和翠玉女所生的儿子。插图24是墨西哥正在设计图-1至-22,这根生命之树的树干。
Illustration-11 shows that the face of Chalchiuhtlicue was used as bait on the hook by King Huitzilopochtli; the smiling crescent face next to it, which does not bite the hook, represents Mexico. So, did Huitzilopochtli catch Mexico in the end? Figure-18, Mexico's intestines show that he ate Chalchiuhtlicue (Jade Girl, Eve), couldn't digest her, and couldn't spit her out because she is a goddess, formless, fleshless, but full of sharp debris that churned up his intestines. So, Mexico surrendered, married Chalchiuhtlicue, inherited the throne of Huitzilopochtli, changed the dynasty, and started Mexican Empire. Mount Mexico and Chalchiuhtlicue then became primogenitor of Mexicans. Illustration 23 shows Mexico holding the son born to him and Chalchiuhtlicue. Illustration 24 shows Mexico designing Figures-1 through -22, the trunk of the Tree of Life.
13.1.5-3 性生活 Sexual Life
至于婚姻嫁娶和性爱之事,地狱众生都很忙,少有做爱的兴致,婚嫁亦少。饿鬼,畜生,阿修罗,东胜身洲,西牛惑洲和南瞻部洲的众生,婚姻和性爱都如人世。
北俱颅洲人无我及我所,没有守护者(注,即自我防卫心);男女若此情彼愿,便相随至合欢树下。若彼男女非父女,母子,兄妹等,合欢树便生出床铺,垂下枝叶。彼之男女欢娱受乐,随意所作,事后分离,各奔前程。其女若孕,七日即便产生;安置婴儿于四衢道中,捨之而去。彼处四方路人,为欲养育彼婴儿故,各将手指置于彼婴儿口中。彼等指头既出甘乳。如是七日,彼婴儿长成彼一种身量。若是男子,即随男伴;若女便与女伴相逐而去。由是因缘,俱颅洲人没有婚嫁。
As for marriages and sex matters, hell beings are very busy and have little interest in sex and marriages. Hungry Ghosts, Livestock, Asuras, people in east Victorious Body Continent, in west Cow-Muddle Continent, and in south Admiring-Subordinates Continent, all the sentient beings’ marriage and sex are just like the human world.
People in North Skull Occupant Continent have no ego and belongings, no guardian (annotation, that is, heart of self-defences); if men and women love each other, they will follow each other under the Combine-Happiness tree. If the man and woman are not father and daughter, mother and son, brother, and sister, etc., the Combine-Happiness tree will produce beds and hang down its branches and leaves. The men and women have fun, do whatever they want, and then separate and go their separate ways. If the woman is pregnant, she gives birth within seven days, place the baby in the road crossing, and leave it. Passers-by in all directions put their fingers in the mouth of the baby to raise the baby. Their fingers have produced honeydew. After seven days, that baby grows into that stature. If it is a man, it will follow the male companion; if it is a woman, it will chase away with the female companion. Because of the reason and aggregative factors, people in Skull-Occupant Continent have no marriage.
六欲天中,婚丧嫁娶亦如人世,但彼处众生注重意乐,多有拥抱,执手,瞬目等性行为,性器官的接触较人世少。色界(如插图-5至-8所示)和无色界(如图-4至-1)的众生,没有味触,香触和身触的情感,所以他们没有男女性方面的差别,当然就没有性行为和婚嫁之事。
In the Six Desire-Skies, weddings and funerals are just like the human world, but those sentients stress intentional laughs, there are more sexual behaviors such as hugging, holding hands, admiringly looking at each other, etc., and the contact with sexual organs is less than that in the human world. Sentient beings in Color Boundary (see figs. -5 to -8), and Colorless Boundary (see figs. -4 to -1) have no feelings of smell taste and bodily touch, so they don’t differ male and female, certainly they don't have sextual conducts and marriage.
欲天趣包括六位天,分别是四王天、三十三天、时分天、知足天、化乐天、他化天。佛教以无意识的纯净部分为天,天是清净义,深奥知识义;以无意识的污染部分为地,以烦恼为地。若论福德,六欲天与诸天为一趣,而饮食、男女、睡眠三事,则与前五趣相同。故论六趣,则六欲天为天趣;论三界,则属欲界。
Desire Sky Interest includes six skies, namely, four-king skies, thirty-three skies, hour minute sky, contentment sky, converted laugh sky, and other convert sky. Buddhism regards the immaculate part of unconsciousness as sky, which means quiet and profound knowledge; and regards the maculate part of unconsciousness as earth, regards annoyances as earth. In the aspect of fortune and virtue, the six desire skies are the same one interest with those skies, while on the three affairs of food sex and sleep, then they are same with the preceding five interests. Therefore, in terms of six interests, the six desire skies belong to sky interest; in terms of three boundaries, they belong to desire boundary.
此约境、心、和事来辨别欲天趣。
(一)对心境增上方面,普于顺境、逆境和不顺不逆境中守护身、口、意三业。
(二)从心的方面来说,做善事,淳至猛利。
(三)从事而言,常作善事,但不甚广大,不甚久远。
以要言之,虽属十善道业,犹属散善,故为欲天趣因。
Here aggregates environment heart and affair to identify the desire sky interest.
First, in respect of escalation to environment, generally one can protect bodily karma, oral karma, and intentional karma in enjoyable, adverse, and neither enjoyable nor adverse environment.
Second, in the respect of heart, one can do benevolences purely, vigorously.
Third, in the respect of affair, always doing benevolent affairs, but not very vastly and not very long.
Generally, even though those deeds belong to ten benevolent path karmas, still belong to scattered benevolences, and are therefore the cause of desire sky interest.
13.1.6.0中土之门 Juristic Door to Middle Earth
插图13.1.6.0-33是佛教的中土,是在须弥颅山或罗汉山之中。须弥颅山是须弥颅的头,即释迦摩尼的头颅;山是尊称,表明此头贵重。罗汉即罗汉果,参见15.2.6节。古墨西哥文化中对中土的说法与佛教相同,中土位于墨西哥山,即特拉洛克的头颅之中,如图45、44、43、42、39、和36。古墨西哥中土的象形文字是插图37,即是四罗汉果中的前三果。
Illustration 13.1.6.0-33 is the Buddhist Middle earth, which is amid Mount Sumeru or Mount Ararat. Mount Sumeru is the head of Sumeru, i.e., the head of Shakyamuni. Mountain is an honorific term indicating the value of this head. Mount Ararat is fame for the fourth fruit sage (see section 15.2.6). Ancient Mexican culture spoke of Middle Earth in the same way as Buddhism. Middle Earth is in the Mount Mexico which is the head of Mexico (a Tlaloc), as shown in Figs. 45, 44, 43, 42, 39, and 36. Hieroglyphics for Middle Earth in ancient Mexico are illustrated in Illustration 37; the three prickly pears represent the first three of the four shamanic fruits.
阻碍尘世人重返中土的是天门山,如图16所示的两座正在喷发的火山。天门山的本质是受蕴和想蕴(参见11.4.2节)。受蕴是所取,想蕴是能取;随着生活,人就积累了这两座山一样的取习气,从而日夜操劳,不得休息。古人用人中(如图40所示)的运动来代表人的身体、语言、和意识的活动,所以是两座天门山生长的根源,故名山根(如图17所示)。而身口意的活动是祖宗进出宗庙的门,故名祖窍(如图17和35所示)。
What prevents mundane people from returning to Middle Earth are the Sky Door Mountains, the two erupting volcanoes shown in Figure 16. The nature of the Sky Door Mountains is the acceptance node and think node (see Section 11.4.2). The acceptance node is the being fetched, and the think node is the capable to fetch. Along lives, one accumulates these two mountain-like habits of fetch, thus working day and night without rest. The ancients used the movement of the “human middle” (shown in Fig. 40) to represent the activities of the human body, speech, and intention, and so is the root for which the two Sky Door Mountains grow, hence the name Mountain Root (shown in Fig. 17). And the activities of the body, speech, and intent are the doors through which the ancestors enter and exit the ancestral temple, hence the name Ancestral Cave (as shown in Fig. 17, and 35).
解脱就是移除天门山。首先要斩断山根,使天门山不能生长;把祖窍锁起来(如图41),使天门山生长缓慢,或萎缩。那么怎样谨守根门(如图35所示),把根门锁起来?答:遵守十善戒(如本章开篇所述)。十戒中,前三戒是身戒,中间四戒是口戒,最后三戒是意戒。斩断山根,把祖窍锁起来就是要谨守十善戒。十善戒又作十善道。
Liberation is the removal of the two Sky Door Mountains. The first step is to cut the roots of the mountains so that Sky Door Mountains can not grow; to lock up the Ancestral Cave (as shown in Figure 41) so that Sky Door Mountain grows slowly or shrinks. Then how to guard the root door (as shown in Figure 35) carefully and lock it up? Answer: Observe the Ten Benevolent Precepts (as described at the beginning of this chapter). Of the Ten Benevolent Precepts, the first three are body precepts, the middle four are mouth precepts, and the last three are intent precepts. To cut off the roots of the sky door mountains and lock up the ancestral cave is to observe the Ten Benevolent Precepts, which are also known as the Ten Benevolent Paths.
插图15,四王天的牌坊上画着上天所需的四件法宝。从左向右,第一件法宝是个螺,代表着本书第18章的翠玉女(相当于佛教中的观音菩萨,和欧洲文化中的夏娃)。第二件法宝是粒种子,是奥林心,相当于我们佛教中的菩提心,参见第16章的开篇部分。第三件法宝是个燧火石,代表左翼蜂鸟,代表上帝。第四件法宝是根线,那是青松石王子(即左翼蜂鸟)用自己的女儿翠玉女为饵来钓墨西哥(亦作特拉洛克,是位金童)的鱼线。图11中鱼钩上的饵是翠玉女的脸;笑眯眯的,不咬钩的半月脸是墨西哥(亦作特拉洛克)。那根鱼线的本质就是15.4节《墨西哥法典》的主题线索。懂得了这四件法宝,就获得了这四件法宝,人的一切见惑(参见14.3节)就被消灭了,就获得了有余依涅槃(参见15.1节) ,成为图13的竹马天(梵语补特伽罗,义为习气疙瘩),也就是到了中土了。
In Illustration 15, the Four Kings Sky plaque depicts the four juristic treasures needed to get to skies. From left to right, the first juristic treasure is a conch, representing Chalchiuhtlicue (equivalent to Guanyin in Buddhism, and Eve in European cultures) in Chapter 18 of this book. The second juristic treasure is a seed, Ollin Heart, the equivalent of our Buddhist Bodhi-heart, see the opening section of Chapter 16. The third juristic treasure is a flint, representing Huitzilopochtli, representing God. The fourth juristic treasure is a thread, that is the fishing line that Huitzilopochtli used his daughter Chalchiuhtlicue as bait to catch Mexico (a.k.a. Tlaloc; is an Adam). The bait on the hook in Figure 11 is the face of Chalchiuhtlicue; the smiling, crescent face that does not bite is Mexico. The nature of that fishing line is the thematic thread of section 15.4, Mexican Codex. Understanding these four juristic treasures, one gains these four juristic treasures, all View Muddles (cf. section 14.3) are annihilated; therefore, one acquires Reliant Nirvana (cf. section 15.1), becomes a Hobbyhorse (Sanskrit Pudgala, means a habitual aggregate) of Fig. 13, that is, arrives in the Middle Earth.
13.1.6-1 四王天 Four-King Sky
四王天(参见插图13.1.6.0-15)即护世四大天王和他们的眷属。东方持国天王,红色,统领净业众,主宰东胜身洲。北方多闻天王,黑色,统领所知众,主宰北俱颅洲。西方的广目天王,白色,统领龙凤众,主宰西牛惑洲。南方增长天王,蓝色,统领烦恼众,主宰南方的瞻部洲。
四王天皆是上品十善所感,或是不杀戒增上功德所感,或是一日一夜斋戒之力所感。身长250肘。衣广中500肘,上下各250肘,重4根羽毛。此天的寿命一千岁,然亦有中夭者。死时五衰相现,甚大苦恼。性生活如人世。
The Four Kings Skies (see fig. 13.1.6.0-15) are mundane world protectors and their dependents. Eastern King namely Nation-Holder, red in color, leads karmic crowds, rules over the eastern Victorious Body Continent. Northern King namely Heard-More, black in color, leads crowds of knows, rules over the northern Skull-Occupant continent. Western King namely Broad-Eye, white in color, leads crowds of dragons and phoenixes, rules over western Cow-Muddle continent. Southern King namely Growth, blue in color, leads crowds of annoyances and nightmares, rules over southern Admiring-Subordinates continent.
The four-king skies are all the result of the ten benevolences of the upper grade, or due to escalatory fortune and virtue of not killing, or due to the power of the one-day and one-night fasts. Their body length is 250 cubits, the clothes are 500 cubits wide to the middle and 250 cubits at the top and bottom, weighs 4 feathers. The lifespan of the skies is 1,000 years, but there are also those who die young. When they die, five types of deteriorating phenomena manifest, a great deal of annoyances. Sexual life is like the human world.
13.1.6-2 三十三天 Thirty-Three Sky
三十三天,梵语忉利,由此天有三十三天故,亦是上品十善所感,或是不杀不盗两戒增上功德所感,或是一日一夜斋力所感。身长,除帝释天身长一千肘外,此诸天身长六百肘。衣广中一千二百肘,上下各六百肘,重2根羽毛。此诸天以拥抱为阴阳之事。寿两千岁,亦有中夭并五衰相,与前天同,后诸欲天亦皆准知。
Thirty-Three Sky, Sanskrit Tāvati?sa, because the sky has 33 skies, is also results of the ten benevolences of the upper grade, or do not kill and do not steal the two precepts’ escalatory fortune and virtue or inspired by a day and a night of fasting power. In terms of body length, except for Seth who is 1000 cubits high, the other skies are 600 cubits. Cloths are 1,200 cubits around to center, 600 cubits above and below, and weighs 2 feathers. These skies regard hugging as sexual affairs. With a lifespan of 2,000 years, but there are also premature deaths; and when they die, showing five signs of deteriorations. Those are the same as in the previous sky, and all the later desire-skies can be known in this way.
三十三天的中央是善法堂天,帝释天王所居;其东西南北四方各有八天。帝释全名帝释恒因(如插图13.1.6-14),中国佛教称其为转移身见(参见11.4.4.1.4.1节),梵语萨迦耶,圣经中称其为塞斯,古德语爱色(Æsir),墨西哥纳瓦特语教称其为提拉考安,义为我们都是它的奴隶。又,善法堂天上另有一天名作竹马,梵语为补特伽罗,义为习气疙瘩。
The center of the 33 skies is the “benevolent juristic hall sky”, where Imperial King Seth resides; there are eight heavens in each of the four directions, east, north, west, and south. Seth's full name is “Seth, the eternal reason”, which is known in Chinese Buddhism as “translocation body view” (see section 11.4.4.1.4.1), in Sanskrit as Satkaya, and in Mexican Nahuatl as Titlacauan, which means that we are all its slaves. And above the Benevolent Juristic Hall Sky, there is another sky called Hobbyhorse, which is the Sanskrit word Pudgala for habitual aggregate.
13.1.6-3 时分天 Hour Minute Sky
梵语夜摩,华言时分天,谓此天及以上,但以莲花开合而分昼夜。据说,昔日帝释天与阿修罗战争时,欲与时分天结盟,被拒绝了,故时分天得号无诤。时分诸天是上品十善,兼学坐禅所感,或是不杀、不盗、不邪淫、三戒增上功德所感,或亦八戒、十戒等功德所感。身长七百二十肘。衣广中一千四百四十肘,重一根羽毛(如插图12所示)。寿三千岁,以身相近为阴阳。
The Sanskrit word Yama, Chinese calls Hour-Minute Sky, it is saying that this sky and above day and night are divided by the opening and closing of the lotus flower. It is said that in the past, when Seth was at war with the Asura, wanted to make an alliance with the Hour-Minute Sky, but was refused, so the Hour-Minute Sky was given the fame of non-expostulation. The Hour-Minute skies are the results of the ten benevolences of the upper grade and the study of meditation, or inspired by the fortune and virtue of three precepts, not killing, not stealing, and not committing heretical sex, or induced by the fortune and virtue of eight precepts, ten precepts, etc. Their body length is 720 cubits. The clothes are 1,440 cubits from the outer edge to the center and weigh one feather (as shown in Illustration 13.1.6-3). Their life span is 3,000 years; regard going-close as sexual affairs.
插图13.1.6-3 源自埃及,是在测量人心的重量是否具有升天的资格。此处的人心指的是思想意识,所以他们是在称量“心衣”的重量。心衣的概念参见14.2节。
Illustration 13.1.6-3 is from Egypt and is measuring the weight of the human heart to see if it is qualified to ascend to above sky. The human heart in this case refers to the mind, so they are weighing the "cloths of heart". See section 14.2 for the concept of the heart cloths.
13.1.6-4 知足天 Contentment Sky
知足(如插图13.1.6.0-11),谓于色声香味触五欲境知止足,亦名如意。此天乃精修十善,兼得细住所感,或是身三口四七支戒品(参见13.1节)增上功德所感,或亦八戒、十戒等力所感。身长一千肘;衣重半根羽毛;寿六千岁;以执手为阴阳。又此天中别有一内院,住着一位一生补处大士(注,即玉女、观音菩萨、夏娃)。契经云:乃至劫坏,三灾不及也;菩萨修行十善,乐习禅观,当发心亲近补处大士,乃得上生。
Contentment (fig. 13.1.6.0-11) means knowing satisfaction and stop on five desires (i.e., desires of color, sound, smell, taste, and touch), also known as As-Wish. This sky is the result of cultivation of the ten benevolences of the upper grade and practicing the delicate dwell of meditation, or induced by the fortune and virtue of three body percepts and four oral precepts (cf. section 13.1), or inspired by eight precepts, ten precepts, etc. Body length is 1,000 cubits; clothes weigh half a feather; lifespan is 6,000 years; holding hands is sexual affair between man and woman. Also, there is an inner courtyard in this sky, and there lives a “One Life Amendment Place Great Warrior” (annotation, i.e., Jade Woman, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Eve). The Harmony Sutra says, “up to catastrophe end, water disaster fire disaster and wind disaster can not reach her. Bodhisattvas or whoever practice the ten benevolences and are willing to practice meditation, should arouse heart to get close to the “Amendment Place Great Warrior”, so that he or she can ascend.
13.1.6-5 自化天 Self-Converted Sky
自化自在天,由此诸天自化五尘娱乐而得名,乃是上品十善兼成欲界中定所感。身长一千三百肘,衣重四分之一根羽毛,寿七千岁,以相互熟视为阴阳。注13.1.6-5,如插图13.1.6-10所示,这是一个颠倒的世界观。那么,为什么古人还给予他们这么高的评价?答:这是觉悟历程中的一个重要阶段。而且此天以下众生的世界观都是颠倒的。
注13.1.6-5,如插图13.1.6-10所示,这是一个颠倒的世界观。那么,为什么古人还给予他们这么高的评价?答:这是觉悟历程中的一个重要阶段。而且此天以下众生的世界观都是颠倒的。
Self-Converted Self-Sufficient Sky, the skies entertain themselves by their own converted five dusts (i.e., color dust, sound dust, fragrance dust, taste dust, and touch dust), hence the name. they are results of the ten benevolences of the upper grade and stillness achievement (cf. section 12.1) of Desire Boundary. Body length is 1,300 cubits, clothes weigh a quarter of a feather, lifespan is 7,000 years, appreciably watching each other is sex between man and woman.
Annotation 13.1.6-5, as shown in illustration 13.1.6-10, this is an upside-down worldview. So, why did the ancients still rate them this highly? Answer: This is an important stage in the process of enlightenment. And the worldviews of all sentient beings below this sky are upside down.
13.1.6-6 他化天 It Converted Sky
他化自在天,谓此天假借他人所化的五尘而成己乐,乃上品十善兼成未到地定所感。此天身长一千八百肘,衣重八分之一根羽毛,寿八千岁。又,他化天上别有一魔身天(如插图13.1.6-6),他化天摄,身长两千肘,寿九千岁。
插图13.1.6.6-23至32都是魔身天的图画。图25表示《桃花劫》(参见2.1节)中常公(金童)和桃花女(玉女)裸体结婚的场景。
“Other-Converted Self-Sufficient Sky” is saying that these skies entertain themselves by other converted five dusts. They are results of the ten benevolences of the upper grade and the attainment of Nonarrival Stillness (cf. section 12.1). Body length is 1,800 cubits, cloths weigh one-eighth of a feather, and lifespan is 8,000 years. Furthermore, above the It-Converted Sky, there is a “Demonic Body Sky” (see illustration 13.1.6-6). They are assimilated by the It-Converted Sky. Their body length is 2,000 cubits, lifespan is 9,000 years.
Illustrations 13.1.6.6-23 to 32 are all pictures of the “demon body sky”. Illustration 25 shows the scene of Constant Fair (Gold Boy) and Peach Flower Girl (Jade Girl) getting married naked in "Peach Flower Catastrophe" (see Section 2.1).
图 26中的猪代表上帝安拉造的须弥颅(亚当,参见4.4节),女人是安拉的女儿苦芭芭(夏娃)。
图27中的鹿代表上帝宙斯造的七色鹿佛阿波罗(金童),女的是宙斯的女儿雅典娜(玉女,参见15.2节)。
图28中的山羊是上帝雷音造的德意志(睚眦,亚当,参见15.3节),女的是雷音的女儿磨牙(夏娃)。
图29和30是上帝左翼蜂鸟造的墨西哥(金童,特拉洛克,参见15.4节)和翠玉女(玉女)。
The pig in Illustration 26 represents Sumeru (Adam, see Section 4.4) created by God Allah, and the woman is Allah's daughter Kubaba (Eve).
The deer in Illustration 27 represents the “seven-color deer Buddha” Apollo (Gold Boy) created by God Zeus, and the woman is Zeus's daughter Athena (Jade Girl, see Section 15.2).
The goat in Illustration 28 is Germany (Tanngnjóstr, Adam, see Section 15.3) created by God Thor, and the woman is Thor's daughter Tanngnjóstr (Eve).
Illustrations 29 and 30 are Mexico (Gold Boy, Tlaloc, see Chapter 18) and Chalchiuhtlicue (Jade Girl) created by God Huitzilopochtli.
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