..续本文上一页ior dispositions and beings with superior dispositions. Those with inferior dispositions associate with, approach and frequent beings of (likewise) inferior dispositions. Those of superior dispositions associate with, approach and frequent beings of (likewise) superior dispositions. And so has it been in the past and will be in the future."
24.Indriya-paropariyatta.m. Vibhanga: "The Tathaagata understands their inclinations (aasaya), their latent tendencies (to defilements; anusaya), their characteristic conduct (caritta), their dispositions (adhimutti); he understand beings with little dust in their eyes and with much dust; with keen (spiritual) faculties (faith, etc.) and with weak faculties, of good and bad qualities; those easy or hard to instruct; capable and incapable ones."
25.Jhaana-vimokkha-samaadhi-samaapatti. For the four jhaanas and the eight liberations see Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Dictionary. The concentrations are: with thought-conception (vitakka) and discursive thinking (vicaara), without thought conception but with discursive thinking, and without either. The nine meditative attainments are the four jhaanas, the four immaterial jhaanas, and the attainment of cessation of perception and feeling.
This knowledge pertains, e.g., to the progress or otherwise on the part of certain types of "jhaana-attainers" (jhaana-laabhi), mentioned in Vibhanga: those who having attained, believe that they have failed; those who, having failed, believe that they have attained, etc.; those who attain quickly or slowly, emerge quickly or slowly, both attain and emerge quickly or slowly, those who possess or lack skill either in concentration or in maintaining the concentration, those who possess or lack the skill in both.
26.On this "recollection of past lives" (pubbenivaasaanussati) see The Path of Purification (tr. ~Nanamoli), Ch. XIII, para. 13ff.
27.This "knowledge of the passing away and reappearance of beings" (cutuupapaata-~na.na) is identical with the pine eye (dibba-cakkhu). For details see The Path of Purification, Ch. XIII, para. 72ff.
28.Comy. says that "these things" are the ten Tathaagata powers (see preceding text). Doctrinal statements (abhivuti) are explained in Comy. and Sub.Cy. as views (di.t.thi) and concepts (pa~n~natti). In the former sense, it occurs in the Brahmajaala Sutta (DN 1) and the Sandaka Sutta (MN 76). These "doctrinal statements" are said to be the teaching on the aggregates (khanda), sense bases (aayatana) and elements (dhaatu), which are common to all Buddhas of the past and the future as well, since they are the main topics for a philosophical exposition of the teaching (dassana-bhuutaaya desanaaya padhaanattaa).
29.Kaasi is another name for Benares.
30.Vipari.naama, that is, death (Comy.).
31.Agge virajjati; the highest in worldly power and achievement.
32.Sa.mvattati, lit. "rolls together," contracts, the state of folding up, of involution; in contrast to viva.t.tati, unfolds, evolves.
33.Aabhassara devaa.
34.Abhibhaayatana: powers to be obtained by kasina meditation. For complete text, see Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Dictionary.
35.Comy.: "Limited (paritta) perception is that of the sense sphere (kaamaavacara-sa~n~naa), extended (mahaggata) perception is that of the fine-material sphere (ruupavacara-sa~n~naa), immeasurable (appamaa.na) perception is supramundane perception (of the four paths and four fruitions: lokuttara-sa~n~naa), and the fourth is that of (the third immaterial jhaana), the sphere of nothingness." The latter is regarded as the most refined perception.
36.No c”assa.m no ca me siyaa; na bhavissaami, na me bhavissati. Bracketed additions in the translation are derived from the Commentary. This terse, cryptic, mantra-like saying of non-Buddhist origin occurs often in the suttas and partly …
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