ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

.54 ANALYSIS OF
state oi- exi.stenc e (between the World of
Carnal Desire and that of Pure Matter).—He has removed
the fetters which bind one to a future existence (in the
Sphere of Pure Matter), but has not removed those by
which (the intermediate existence between this sphere
and that of Carnal Desire) is conditioned. Whilst he is
thus acquiring this intermediate state or when he has
already fully acquired it, his Path becomes fully realized
and his Phenomenal Existence is brought to an end. 1 —(1).
l=!Fcr*T I (I. 23c).
[Gser. 200b. 5.] gzugs-su skye-bahi kun-sbyof dfiosni
spans-la dehi bar-do hgrub-pahi k.un-sbyor ni ma-spahspas
bar-dohi srid-pa hgrub^par-byed-pa dan. grub-pa-na
yan-run-ste bar-dor lam mhon-du-byas-nas sdug-bsnal-gyi
tha-ma thob-paho.
11 T he S a int who attains Nirvana
after having become reborn in the
Sphere of. Pure Matter, since he has not
removed either of the 2 categories of betters. *—(2)
[Gser. I. 201a. 1-2] ghis-pa sk.yes-nas-hda-ba-ni.
\un-sbyor-gfiis-}ia ma-spans-pas gzugs-khams-su skyesnas
sdug-bsnal-gyi tha-ma thob-paho.
12 The Saint who attains Nirvana,
(having been born in the Sphere of Pure Matter 2 )
with great difficulty. He must make exceedingly
great efforts of will 2 to realize his Path and bring his
Phenomenal Existence to an end.—(3).
|=*rc \ (I. 23d.).
[Gser. I. 201a. 2-3.] gsum-pa byed-bcas ... ni ...
gzugs-su-sliyes-nas hbad-^rtsol-gyis lam mhon-du-byas-nas
(hdah-ba).
I Here is meant the Phenomenal Existence which is eonditinend
by karma and Tilesa but not that "which is voluntarily
assumed by the Bodhisattva in order to help the living benigs. Cf.
Uttaratantra, Translation, pp. 193 sqq.
2 Rtogs-dk. 41a. 4.—gzugs-su skyes~nas hbad-zisol chen~pos de
hthob-paho.
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13 The reverse of the former,—t he Saint wh 6
attains Nirvana without e ff o r t . 1 —(4).
(I. 23d.)
[Gser. I. 201 a. 2-3.] bzi-pa byed-med-kyis hdah-bani
de-las bzlog-pas hdah-ba.
The 5th variety of the Saint who returns no more is* he
who rises up to the highest regions of the Phenomenal
World (and attains Nirvana there).—
[Gser. I. 201a. 3.] lha-pa gon-du^
hpho-ba.
Here we have again to distinguish 2 kinds, viz. the
Saint who rises up to Akanistha and the Saint who attains
the culminating point of Phenomenal Existence.—
^ jp^jsf^giipi^ -$im%mn®[\ de-ni hog-min-gyi
mthar-thug-par-hgro-ba dan srid-pahi rtse-mohi mtharthug-par
hgro-baho.
The Saint who attains Akanistha is of 3 kinds* as
follows : —
14 The 'Precipitant', who from the
Brahmaic worlds directly passes over to Akanistha, leav-*
ing behind the intermediate plains of the Sphere of Pure
Matter. (1)
15 The 'Half-precipitant', who, from
the Brahmaic worlds rises higher, assuming a
form of existence among the Pure Spheres. 2 Having
passed through some of the intermediate worlds, -he
finally enters Akanistha. (2)
16 The Saint who attains Akanistha
after having gradually passed through all the
intermediate spheres one after the other and terminated
his existence in them.—(3) (1. 23d. 24a.)
i (I. 23d. 24a.)
[Gser. I. 201a. 3-5.] dah-po phyir-mi-hoh-ba de-nid
hog-min-gyi mthar-thug-par-hgro-ba-la-ni. tshans-ris-nas
% gnas-bar-pa-rnams dor-te hog-min-du-hphar-ba dan.,
tshans-ris-nas gnas-gtsan-rnams-su skijes-pa-nas- gnas hgah
rgal-te hog-min-du hjug-pahi phyed-du-hphar-ba dan.
1 Ibid. 41a. 5.—gzugs~sa skyes-nas hbad-pa chun-nus de
hthob-paho.
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2 &uddha~avasa = gnas gtsan-ma. ,. o