Chapter V   Vīthimuttasaṅgahavibhāgo（離心路過程之概要）

5.1 序文

Vīthicittavasen' evaṃ pavattiyam udīrito

Pavattisaṅgaho nāma sandhiyaṃ dāni vuccati.

Thus, according to thought-processes, the life’s course (extending from birth to decease) has been explained. Now the summary of the procedure at rebirth will be told.

如是，已依在生命期裡的心路過程說示（心）生起之概要。如今當依結生時刻說示（心）生起之概要。

NOTES

Vīthicitta: (n) thought-process, mind-process, cognitive process  心路過程

Vasena: (ins. of vasa; used adverbially, either with a gen. or as the last part of a compound) according to, for the sake of, on account of, by means of, for, as

Evaṃ: (adv) thus  如是

Pavatti: (f) flow onwards, going on; affairs; occurrence, incident; news, tidings; practice, conduct; beginning, setting on foot, establishment; existence, being (Here pavatti refers to all thought-processes that occur during the course of one’s lifetime.)  轉起

Udīreti: to utter, speak, say     pp. udīrita     ger. udīriya

Saṅgaha: (m) taking, collecting; classification, conjunction, assemblage; compilation, abridgement; favor, kindness  概要，分析，組合，攝

Nāma: (adv) by name; indeed  名為；著實

Sandhi: (m/f) junction, union; a joint of the body; rebirth (paṭisandhi)

Dāni, idāni: (adv) now

Vuccati, uccati: (pl. vuccare) to be called, be spoken (of), be meant, recited

列舉類別

Catasso bhūmiyo, catubbidhā paṭisandhi, cattāri kammāni, catudhā maraṇ'uppatti cā ti vīthimuttasaṅgahe cattāri catukkāni veditabbāni.

In the summary of process-freed consciousness four sets of four should be understood as follows:

(i) four planes of existence;

(ii) four modes of rebirth-linking;

(iii) four kinds of karma;

(iv) fourfold advent of death.

於離心路過程之概要，當知有「四個四」，如下：

一、四生存地；

二、四種結生；

三、四種業；

四、四種死亡。

NOTES

Cattāro, caturo: (m. num) four    (n) cattāri     (f) catasso

Bhūmi: (f) the earth; place; stage; state; the ground; story of a house  地

Catubbidha: (adj) fourfold

Paṭisandhi: (m/f) entering the womb in a new existence, conception, rebirth, transmigration; rebirth-linking  結生

Kamma: (n) doing, action, work, deed, business; a religious act, karma  業

Catudhā: (adv) in four parts, fourfold

Maraṇa: (n) death, dying

Uppatti: (f) arsing, birth, production

Vīthi: (f) a road, street, bazaar; a row, line

Mutta: (pp. muñcati) released; delivered; free, free from; discharged, shot  解脫，除去

Vīthimutta: (pp.) process-freed  離心路

Catukka: (adj) consisting of four, fourfold

Vidati: to know, ascertain    p.f.p. veditabba: to be known or understood