ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

260 ANALYSIS OF
THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA 261
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 182b, 2.1
[Jg. MDO. VI 187a. 3-5.] sems-can dge-ba-bcuhi
las-fayi lam-la brten-pa-nas brtsams-te. mnon~par-ses-pa
-> Iha-rnams-fayi bsod-nams rnhon-pat-hdu-byed-pa chvtnnur-gyur-pa-bas
mi-dmigs~pa~la dmigs-pahi yid-la-byedpas
rjes-su-yi-ran~ba snon-da-hgro-bahi yofm*su~bsno~ba
bsod-nams lhag-pa-fiid yin-pahuphydr chwh-huhi fahyadpar-gyi
dbye-bas bsod-nams chen-po hbyun-bahi yohs-subsfio-bahi
yid-la~byed-pa chun-nu yin-no L
II The intermediate degre e.—It refers
to the cognition of the relative character of the intermediate
kind of merit (of the Bodhisattva), viz. that of bringing
the living beings to the realization of
the Result of Entering the Stream and
the following results up to the realization of
the Stage of the Pratyekabuddha.
[Abhis. aloki, MS. 182a. 5-10.] sm^W^TT^
[Tg. MDO. VI. 187a. 6-7.] hbras-du dan-po-la gnas-panas
bftsams-te ran-sans-rgyas-kyi bar-gyi bsod-nams mnonpar^hdu-byed-pa
hbrih-du-gyur-pa-bas-ni de mi-dmigspahi
dmigs-pa yid-la-byed-pas rjes-su-yi-ran-ba shon-duhgro-bahii
yons-su-bsho-ba bsod-nams chen-po yin-pahiphyir
hbrih~gi \hyad-pa\r-gyi dbye-bas bsod-nams chen-po
hMyun-bahi yid-la-byed-pa hbrin yin-no. 2
12 T h e h i g h e s t d e g r e e.—It refers to the
cognition of the relatiye character of the highest form of
merit (of the Bodhisattva) viz. that of b r i n g i n g
t h e 1 i v ing b e i n g s to the S u p r e m e
E n l i g h t e n m e n t of the Buddha. 3
1 Pane. II. 230a. 2-6.=Ast. 154. 18—156. 3.—ends:
2 Pane. IL 230a, 6b, 7.=Ast. 156. 3-21—f
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3 I have rendered this passage in an abridged form, the
explanations of Haribhadra being very diffused.
[Tg. MDO. VI. 187b. 3.] bsod~nams-chen~po hbyuhbaht
yons-su-bsno-bahi yid-ia-byed-pa. 1
Limits of the Path of Concentrated
Contemplation characterized by
moral convergenc e.—It begins with the first
Stage of the Bodhisattva and lasts till the tenth.
[Don. 10a. 2.] sa-mtshatns sa dah~po-nas bcu-pahi
bar~m,
IX. THE PATH OF CONCENTRATED CONTEMPLATION AS
THE MENTAL ACTIVITY CHARACTERIZED BY THE FEELING OF
DELIGHT. Wf#^W^WWf"# WR^rmT'T: ^rjes-su-yi-rahbahi
yid-la-byed-pahi mtshan-nid-kyi sgcm-lam. Kar. II.
24." (19).
1. Definition and varieties ace, to Don. 2. anumodancimanmkjara
ace. to the Abhis. alol^a. 3, Limits.
Definition : The Mahayanist Saint's subsequent repeated
cognition (of the Truth) which is connected with
thought-construction and is characterized by a feeling of
satisfaction with one's own merits and those of others.
[Don. 10a. 3-4.] ran-gzan-gyi-dge-ba4a mhon-pardgah-hahi
theg-chen-gyi rjes-la mhon-rtogs rtog-bcas de
theg-chen-gyi rjes-su~yi~ran sgom~lam~gyi mtshan-nid.
Varieties: (a) The delight caused by one's own
merits and (b) that which is experienced in contemplating
the merits of others.
Or:—
(a) The feeling of delight from the standpoint of the
conventional reality and (b) the same viewed in the aspect
of the Ultimate Reality. 2
1 Pane. II. 230b. 8—231a. 1.—Rab~hbyor gzan-yan ston-gsumgyi
ston-chen-pohi hjig-rten-gyi l%hams~na. sems-can ji sned-cig ycd-pa
de-dag ihams-cad bla-na-med-pa yan-dag-par-rdzogs-pahi by an chubtu
yan-dag~par-zugs-par~gyurte etc. Ast. 157. 1-14.—if %
1 etc.
2 I.e. from the standpoint of the conventional reality the roots
of virtue are perceived as real whereas in the aspect of the Absolute