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KMG104 0002.Commentary on the Kuntuzangpo Long Drug Gyud. Byema Lamitra.. Commentary on the Kuntuzangpo Long Drug Gyud. Byema Lamitra..g2.0f

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There is none. The gods here have all three realms complete: the desire realm, the form realm, and the formless realm. These three realms are complete for the gods. This is also established from the four types of desire. Because embracing and holding hands are actually enjoyed, it is the desire realm. Being satisfied by seeing is the form realm. Being satisfied by laughing after seeing beautiful forms is called the form realm. Because there is no basis for manifestation from the latent tendencies of afflictions, it is called the formless realm. Alternatively, because of enjoying desires, it is the desire realm. Because of enjoying form and youth, it is the form realm. Because there is no form without particles, it is the formless realm. Alternatively, because it is made by the three poisons, the three realms arise, originating from the causes of desire, hatred, and ignorance. So, where do these qualities of the gods come from? They arise from pride and arrogance. The place of birth is that the gods of the desire realm have six abodes. From what cause and condition does this arise? It arises from relying on karma, whereby desire becomes inherent nature. That is, these are shown by nine aspects: their names, the size of their bodies, the extent of their light, the length of their lives, the size of their palaces, the extent of their enjoyment, the place of their downfall, their food, their clothing, and the extent of their appearance. These names are: the Four Great Kings, the Thirty-three, the Non-contention, the Joyful, the Delightful Transformation, and the Others' Emanation Controlling, these six. The size of their bodies and their lifespans are as follows: the size of the bodies of the Four Great Kings is eight cubits, their light is one span of their own body, and they can live for five thousand years. Their abode is on the first level of Mount Meru, on a very flat ground called the Golden Wheel. It is very smooth, spread with golden sand, and each has a precious immeasurable palace of five thousand yojanas, made of pure gold, which produces celestial music and various musical instruments. On the base of Mount Meru, there is a place called the place where the golden wheel emits sound, which is an immeasurable place. Their enjoyment is only the enjoyment of joy and happiness. This is a great struggle with the suffering of the Asuras. The reason for the struggle is: initially, in the place of the Thirty-three, a fierce god

Chinese

当一颗具有一百种味道的如意树的果实掉落时,落入一个阿修罗女的水罐中。由于它的加持或功德,那水也变成了一种具有一百种上妙味道的东西。阿修罗们聚集品尝那水的味道,非常高兴,问这东西是从哪里来的。有人回答说:‘这树的果实是从天空掉下来的。’一个年老的阿修罗说:‘这种具有上妙味道的东西,只有天神们才会有。’于是所有的阿修罗聚集起来,发动战争。他们在一个名为‘令人心神迷乱’的花园里集会商议,然后向天神们宣战。首先,他们与夜叉战斗,但没有成功。然后,他们与空中的天神仆从战斗,也没有成功。接着,他们与四大天王战斗。因此,存在着争斗的痛苦。这些天神是从何处产生的呢?他们前世是布施者,从这里去世后,转生为阿修罗,或者有些人转生为婆罗门种姓。然后,他们去世后,立即因为对解脱的懈怠而转生为外障的饿鬼。之后,他们将转生到地狱。他们的食物是奇异的果实,衣服是各种丝绸和布料。他们所见到的只是花园和令人愉悦的园林。四大天王比人类的国王更殊胜,所以被称为大国王。种姓有四种:喜悦种姓、乐见种姓、乐于交往种姓和安乐守护种姓。他们也能用金、银、铜和铁的轮子,每个轮子变幻出成千上万的化身。这四种种姓,东面和南面的人骑着大象,手持铜轮。北面和东面的人骑着鹏鸟,手持铁轮。当阿修罗们战斗时,凭借天神的福德力量,那些轮子能够变幻出成千上万种不同的武器。三十三天众的身量是十六肘高,光芒有一指宽,寿命能活五万年。他们的住所位于须弥山顶的平坦石地上,被称为‘大象善于展示力量的军队’,位于如意树的根部。

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When a fruit of a wish-fulfilling tree with a hundred flavors fell, it fell into the water vessel of an Asura maiden. Due to its blessing or merit, that water also became something with a hundred supreme flavors. The Asuras gathered to taste the flavor of that water, and were very happy, asking where this came from. Someone replied, 'This fruit of the tree fell from the sky.' An old Asura said, 'This thing with supreme flavor is something that only the gods would have.' So all the Asuras gathered and waged war. They assembled and deliberated in a garden called 'causing mental confusion,' and then declared war on the gods. First, they fought with the Yakshas, but were not successful. Then, they fought with the heavenly servants in the sky, and were also not successful. Next, they fought with the Four Great Kings. Thus, there is the suffering of strife. Where did these gods come from? In their previous lives, they were givers, and after passing away from here, they are reborn as Asuras, or some are reborn into the Brahmin caste. Then, immediately after passing away, due to laziness towards liberation, they are reborn as hungry ghosts with external obscurations. After that, they will be reborn in hell. Their food is wondrous fruits, and their clothes are various silks and fabrics. What they see are only gardens and delightful groves. The Four Great Kings are more superior than the kings of humans, so they are called Great Kings. There are four castes: the caste of joy, the caste of pleasant sight, the caste of pleasant company, and the caste of peaceful protection. They can also emanate thousands upon thousands of transformations with wheels of gold, silver, copper, and iron. These four castes, those in the east and south ride elephants and hold copper wheels. Those in the north and east ride garudas and hold iron wheels. When the Asuras fight, by the power of the gods' merit, those wheels can transform into thousands upon thousands of different kinds of weapons. The body size of the Thirty-Three is sixteen cubits high, their light is one finger-width, and they can live for fifty thousand years. Their abode is on the flat stone ground on top of Mount Sumeru, called 'the army of elephants skilled in displaying power,' located at the root of the wish-fulfilling tree.

Chinese

在完全建立的基础上,其大小与须弥山相等,由一百零一种珍宝构成。它的四个方向分别是欢喜园、混合园、粗暴园和信乐园。前面是名为善法堂的天神集会处,还有药师童子的集会处。那里有各种各样的年轻享乐者,各种各样的花朵,以及数不胜数的悦耳音乐,享受不尽。痛苦来自于与非天(阿修罗)的战斗。四大天王无法阻止,因此这里会发生战争。南方因混杂而被称为混合园,西方因发生无数的杀戮和胜利等事件而被称为粗暴园。凭借天神的福德力量,死去的人会死去,未死的人只需稍作休息,被带到药师童子的花园就能复苏,因此被称为药师。天神们胜利时,会在东方聚集欢庆,因此被称为欢喜园。胜利时,他们会前往北方,以信仰和渴望之心向诸佛世尊祈祷,因此被称为信乐园。失败时,他们会昏厥并感到痛苦,因此会待在悲伤之屋。堕落的原因是,如果先完成聚集,就会堕落为人,然后堕落为非天,再逐渐堕落到恶道。当他们对花朵和音乐漠不关心时,这种情况就会显现。三十三天是,这里出生的天神们也能化现为三十二个儿子、天神之王帝释天和根本三尊。福德之象有六颗牙齿,每颗牙齿里都有一个具有八支功德水的池塘,每个池塘里都有五百位沐浴的天女。每位天女都有五只孔雀、五只会说人话的鹦鹉,以及五千种不同的声音等等,香气和欲望的品质在那里极度闪耀。三十二个象头由黄金制成,一个由绿松石制成,在根本三尊之上。王子们骑在金色的象头上,帝释天则与五千五百眷属一起住在绿松石象头上。每个王子也被五百眷属围绕着。

English

On the perfectly established foundation, its size is equal to Mount Sumeru, made of one hundred and one kinds of precious jewels. Its four directions are the Joyful Grove, the Mixed Grove, the Harsh Grove, and the Devotional Grove. In front is the assembly place of the gods called the Good Dharma Hall, and there is also the assembly place of the Youthful Healer. There are various young enjoyers, various flowers, and countless pleasant music, with endless enjoyment. Suffering comes from fighting with the Asuras. The Four Great Kings cannot stop it, so war happens here. The south is called the Mixed Grove because of the mixing, and the west is called the Harsh Grove because of the countless killings and victories that occur. By the power of the gods' merit, those who die will die, and those who do not die only need a little rest. Being taken to the Youthful Healer's garden, they can recover, so it is called the Healer. When the gods are victorious, they gather in the east to celebrate, so it is called the Joyful Grove. When victorious, they go to the north and pray to the Buddhas and Bhagavad-Tathagatas with faith and longing, so it is called the Devotional Grove. When defeated, they faint and feel pain, so they stay in the house of sorrow. The cause of falling is that if the gathering is completed first, they will fall to be humans, then to Asuras, and gradually fall to evil realms. This situation appears when they are indifferent to flowers and music. The Thirty-Three Heavens are that the gods born here can also manifest as thirty-two sons, the king of gods Indra, and the root three deities. The elephant of merit has six tusks, and in each tusk there is a pond with eight qualities of water, and in each pond there are five hundred bathing goddesses. Each goddess has five peacocks, five parrots that can speak human language, and five thousand different sounds, etc. The qualities of fragrance and desire shine extremely there. Thirty-two elephant heads are made of gold, and one is made of turquoise, above the root three deities. The princes ride on the golden elephant heads, and Indra, the king of gods, lives on the turquoise elephant head with five thousand five hundred attendants. Each prince is also surrounded by five hundred attendants.

Chinese

像那样的大象,每一只的周围,除了近侍之外,有六十六万亿的天子居住。三十二位近侍,每位有五百位妃子,每位妃子有五百位侍女。帝释天自己有五千位妃子,她们每位有五千位侍女,她们每位有三十二位天子。因此称为三十三天。到此为止,(诸天)满足于手持欲乐。无诤天的身体高度为三十四肘,光芒有一肘高,寿命可达十万亿年。住所位于如意树的顶端,名为各种珍宝的树叶茂盛之处。由九千一百座珍宝宫殿组成,与须弥山顶的两倍高。享受快乐和幸福,没有堕落的痛苦。堕落与上方相同。食物和衣物是吃得快乐,穿得舒适。显现各种各样的景象。无诤天:到此为止,远离阿修罗的争斗,所以称为无诤天。眷属的享受无法用语言形容。兜率天的身体高度为一百二十八肘,光芒有一肘高,寿命为二十万亿年。住所名为珍宝涌现之处,在遍布珍宝碎片的地面上,与须弥山顶的四倍高。享受总是快乐和幸福,当想起痛苦时,堕落就很大。食物享受快乐和放逸。景象显现各种各样的声音和影像,以及无法估量的芬芳气味。功德是比下层天有寿命等方面的变化。兜率天被称为总是只享受快乐。当心神散乱时,会想起以前的住所等等,因此会产生一瞬间的堕落痛苦,其余的都充满快乐,所以称为兜率天。那是心专注于享受而获得的快乐。化乐天的身体高度为二百五十六肘,光芒有一肘高,寿命为四百万亿年。住所名为善变化,每天都能变化成数百种不同的珍宝。而且,白色的有白色的光泽,显现为白色。

English

Each elephant like that is surrounded by sixty-six trillion sons of gods, excluding the close attendants. The thirty-two close attendants each have five hundred consorts, and each consort has five hundred maids. Indra himself has five thousand consorts, and each of them has five thousand servants, and each of them has thirty-two sons of gods. Therefore, it is called the Thirty-Three Heavens. Up to here, (the gods) are satisfied with holding onto desires. The body of the Heaven of No Strife is thirty-four cubits in height, the light is one cubit high, and the lifespan can reach one hundred trillion years. The abode is at the top of the wish-fulfilling tree, called the place where various precious leaves flourish. It consists of nine thousand one hundred precious palaces, which are twice as high as the top of Mount Sumeru. They enjoy happiness and bliss, and there is no suffering of falling. The fall is the same as above. Food and clothing are eating happily and wearing comfortably. Various appearances appear. Heaven of No Strife: Up to here, it is called the Heaven of No Strife because it is free from the strife of the Asuras. The enjoyment of the retinue cannot be described in words. The body of the Tushita Heaven is one hundred and twenty-eight cubits high, the light is one cubit high, and the lifespan is two hundred trillion years. The abode is called the place where jewels emerge, on the ground covered with precious fragments, which is four times as high as the top of Mount Sumeru. They always enjoy happiness and bliss, and when they remember suffering, the fall is great. Food enjoys happiness and distraction. The appearance shows various sounds and images, and immeasurable fragrant smells. The merit is that there are changes in lifespan and other aspects compared to the lower heavens. Tushita Heaven is called always enjoying only happiness. When the mind is distracted, one remembers the previous abode, etc., so a moment of suffering of falling arises, but the rest is full of happiness, so it is called Tushita Heaven. That is the happiness that the mind obtains by being distracted by enjoyment. The body of the Heaven of Delightful Transformation is two hundred and fifty-six cubits high, the light is one cubit high, and the lifespan is four hundred million trillion years. The abode is called the Well-Transformed, which can transform into hundreds of different kinds of jewels every day. Moreover, the white color has a white luster and appears white.