ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

58, ANALYSIS OF
THE ABHISAMAYALAMKARA
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(1) THE FOUR DEGREES OF THE PATH OF TRAINING
ace. to the Sutrdlamkara, 1 the Abhidharma-samuccaya 2
and the Abhis. alokd. 3 ]
1 The Bodhisattva who has perfectly analysed all
the elements of existence and has concentrated his mind,
contemplates the separate unreality of the said elements.
As he gets free from preconceived (realistic) views regarding
the separate objects, he becomes possessed, though
first in a slight form, of the light of transcendental knowledge
(revealing the true monistic essence of existence).
Owing to this he perceives (matter and the other separate
elements) as a mere murmur of the mind. When the
Bodhisattva has come to such a state of mind, he is considered
to have attained the Degree of Heat.
In Mahayana this is called "the state of transic meditation
during which the light (of transcendental knowledge) is
acquired."
[Gser. I. 203b. 5-6.] de-la bzi-las dan-po drod-ni.
byan-sems mnam-par bzag-pas yid-liyi-brjod-pa-las ma~
gtogs-par gzugs-la-sogs-pahi don-mams ma-mthon-gi yidkyi
brjod-pa k.ho~nar* ran spyihi mtshan-fiid-du & snan-bar
mthon"ste.snafi"ba thob-pahi tih-ne-hdzin-to.
2 In order to bring the light of the Truth to a higher
state of development, the Bodhisattva exerts himself in
the (further) contemplation of the (separate) unreality (of
the elements of existence). When owing to this the light
of transcendental knowledge begins to manifest itself
in an/intermediately clear form, (the Bodhisattva) attains
the state called the Degree of the Climax.
This is the state of transic meditation during which the
light of the Truth increases.—
1 XIV. 23-26.
2 Aga. ed. 67a. sqq.
3 MS. 50b. 1—51a. I—Gser. I. 203b. 4-5. Mdo-rgyan (=Sutra»
lamkjara) Kun-btus ( = Abhidharma-sdrriticcaya) gnissti bsad-pahi
rjes-su-hbrahs~nas Rgyan-snaii (— Abhis. alok.3l du yan drodsogs
bzihi so-sohi ncs-hdzin gsuns-pas hdir yan" de-bzin-du bsad-do,
A M.-Vyutp." §32.2.
5 Sic. ace. to Sutral.—maho-jalpa-tnatratn eva.
6 -—"As having a particular and a universal essence' (st)d*
$amanya-lak§anatvena).
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[Gser. I. 204a. 2-3.] gnis-pa rtse-mo-ni.drod~du thobpahi
chos-kyisnah-bar 2 de-nid je-che je-cher hphehba^rbya~bahi~phyir
mi-gnas-pahi byed-pas brtson-hgrus brtan*
po rtsom~pa~ste snan-ba mched-pahi tin-ne~hdzin~to.
3 The Bodhisattva begins to perceive (the elements
of existence as modifications of) the unique principle of
consciousness. Owing to this, there being no preconceived
views in regard to the external objects, the light of
transcendental knowledge manifests itself in a still clearer
form. When this takes place, the Degree of
Steadfastness is attained. This is the state of
transic meditation in which the meditator penetrates into
one side of the Absolute Truth, inasmuch as the objective
aspect is no more perceived.—
3
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[Gser. I. 204a. 4-b. 1.] gsum-pa bzod-pa-ni.de-ltar
brtson-hgrus brtsams-pas chos~k.yi ®nah-ba sas-cher hpheinas
sems-tsam-la gnas-fe yul-du snan-ba hdi-ni nan-gi
sems fyho-nar zad-do zes rtogs-paho. 4 de-nas don-du
snan-ba-rnams-ni sems kho-nar zad kyi sems-las gzam minno
zes mthon-ste dehi tshe-ni gzun-bahi gyen-ba spans-Id
hdzin-pabli gyen-ba hbah-zig lus-so. 5 hdi gzuh-med-kyi
phyogs-gcigAa zugs-pa dan hdzin-pa-med~pahi rjes-su
son~bahi phyir de~kho~na~fiid~lzyi phyogs gcig-la zugs-pahi
tih-ne-hdzin-to.
4 Finally, the light of transcendental knowledge
appears as devoid of a separate representation of the
perceiving subject. At that time the Degree of
Highest Mundane- Virtues is attained. It
is the state of transic meditation directly preceding (the
full intuition of the Truth on the Path of Illumination).
! M-Vyutp. §32.5.
2 "The light of the Truth acquired on the Degree of Heat/*
3 M.-Vyutp. §32.4.
4 "He cognizes that the objective representation is a mere
modification of the internal element of consciousness."
5 "The distraction conditioned by the object (grahya-mhsepa\
is • Tem'ovei and only the distraction caused by (the representation
of) the perceiving subject (grahaka~vikepa) remains."