ABHISAMAYALAMKARA

146 ANALYSIS OF
elements relating to the Sphere of Pure Matter and the Immaterial,
these same forms with the exception of enmity, classified
into 8 varieties, 1 there being thus 72 forms which are to
be removed through the intuition of the four Principles of the
Saint. In sum we have thus 112 varieties of defiling elements
which are to be extirpated by means of direct intuition. 2 They
are removed through one momentary intuition of the (four)
Principles of the Saint. 3 The first moment of the Stage of
(Joy represents thus the Path of Illumination. 4
[Abhis. aloka, MS. 74a. 2-15.]
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1 Corresponding to the four dhyanas and the four degrees of
arupya-samapaiti.
2 drsfi-heya — mthon-bas-span-ha (mthonspan). Cf. "Doctrine
of Pr.-par." p. 51, 52.—The classification of the defiling elements
is the same as that given by the Abhidharma-samuccaya {Aga ed.
55a. 5.). Ace to the Nirnaya-samgraha of Asanga—ten forms of
defilement relate to the Principle of Phenomenal Existence {duhkhasatya).
With regard to the Principle of the Cause (samudaya-satya)
these are only 8 forms, as the conception of a leal individuality
(satiiaya-drsti) and the extreme views (anta-graha-drsti) are excluded.
The number of the defiling elements connected with the Principles
of Extinction and of the Path (nirodha satya and marga-satya) is
ths same as with the Principle of the Cause. In the higher Spheres
the defiling elements are to be classified in the same manner,
with the exception of enmity (pratigha) which does exist in the
higher worlds. Ace. to the Abh. kosa (Tsugol ed. 69b. 3-5 sqq., V.
Kosasthina, Transl. of Prof. de> La Vallee Poussin, pjp. 10, 11, 12,
13) the Saint removes by intuition 10 forms of defilement relating
to duhkhasaiya, 7 forms relating to samudaya-satya (satliaya-drsti,
nntagraha-drsti and drstiparamarsa excluded), 7 forms relating to
nirodha-satya (ditto), and 8 forms relating to the- Path (satkaya drsti
and anta-graha-drsli excluded).—With regard to the two higher
spheres where enmity (pratigha) does not exist, we have, with the
4 Principles taken separately, nine, six, six, and seven forms respectively.
So we have altogether : 32 (relating to \ama-dhatu)-^-
28 (rel. to rupa-dhatu)+28 (rel. to arupya~dha"tu) = 88 varieties of
drsti-heya.
3 Prof, de La Vallee Poussin, Preface to Transl. of V and VI
Kosasth. p. V.
4 This seems strange, since there is a second moment of the
Path of Illumination, viz. the Path of Deliverance \t)imukti-marga).
Cf. "Doctrine of Pr.-par." p. 22, 38. Compare, howevier, Kar. V. 22.
[Tg. MDO. VL 72b. 5^73a. 3.] de-la gah-gi-tshe chos
thams'cad bdag-med-paho zes sgoms-pas cha-med-pa~nid~l®is
chos-kyi-dbyms bdag-nid thams~cad~fyyis rtogs-su~zin~k\}an nes~
pa bskt/ed-pa-la bltos-nas kun-tu-hgro-bahi don-g\)i$ so-sor-rtogspahi
phyir chos thams-cad ho-bo-med-par mnon-sum-dti'-byedpahi
ses-pa sin~tu~gsal~bar sl^ye-bar-hgyur-ba dehi ishe byahchuh'Sems-dpahi
sl^yon-med-pa-la yan-dag-par-zugs-pas mthonbahi
lam thob~par~hg\)iir-ro. hdir yah hdod-chags dan khonkjvo-ba
dan ha-rgyal dan ma-rig-pa daft the-tshom dan hjigtshogs-la-lta-ba
dan mthar-hdzin-par-lta-ba dan log-par-lta-ba
dan lia-ba-mchog-tu-hdzin-pa dan tshul-\hrims dan brtal-zugs
mchog-iu-hdzin-pa-rnarns hdod-pahi khams-na bden-pa bzihi
dbye-bas bzi-bcur hgyur-ro. de-bzin-du gzugs. dan gzugs-medpahi
khams-su-ni de-dag bden-pa bzihi mthon-bas span-bar-byaba
khoh-khro-ba brgyad bton-na bdun-cu rtsa-ghis-so. spyir
sdoms-na mthon-bas spah-bar-bya-bahi non-mohs-pa brgyartsa-bcu-gnis
spon-ste. bden-pa-rnams-liyi mnon-par-rtogs-pani
gcig-pahi-phyir-ro, de-bas-na sa dan-pohi s\ad-cig-ma dahpo-ni
mthon-bahi lam yin-no.
The other moments which follow it, the second and the
rest, including the whole of the Path that remains up to the
Unimpeded Path at the final moment, which is called the
"thunderbolt-like" 1 and is immediately followed by the attainment
of the Stage of the Buddha, called "That of All-pervading
Light,'* are all of them spoken of as t h e Path of
Concentrated Contemplation. (The latter is
accordingly included in the following nine Stages) on which the
Absolute is cognized as the Highest Ultimate Essence through
the intuition of which all the Obscurations are removed, 2 etc.
Here (on the Path of Concentrated Contemplation or the
remaining. nine Stages) 16 forms of defilement are removed in
1 vajropatna j
2 agra-arthena = mchog~gi don-du. Cf. above under paramarihaslinyata.