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mr02 0001.mahayana sutra ornament treatise exposition victorious vehicle nectar feast.g2.0f

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It grows and strengthens from a weak state. It is explained that celibacy replaces physical growth through proper massage and other practices. In this way, those factors that cause physical growth will make it grow, so it is not momentary, because it is impossible for something permanent to grow more and more. The so-called "object of support" refers to the arising of the object of support. The place or support of the six consciousnesses, such as eye consciousness, is the object of the six faculties, such as the eye faculty, so they are also momentary, because they produce their own fruit, which is the momentary various consciousnesses. As long as it is cause and effect, it will become momentary, and if it does not change momentarily, it cannot be regarded as cause and effect, which has been said before. The so-called "change" refers to the arising of change. When attachment and other emotions arise in the mind, the body's posture also changes to other forms in a similar way, so it can be determined to be momentary. The so-called "complete maturation" refers to the arising of maturation. From birth to being able to walk is childhood, from being able to play to youth, from the perfection of physical and mental strength to adulthood, beyond adulthood to the beginning of aging is middle age, and when hair turns white, wrinkles are full, and the body weakens is old age. These stages will gradually mature completely, so it should be known as a continuous stream of moments. Similarly, the so-called "inferior and particularly superior" refers to the arising of inferior and superior births. Inferior is birth in the three lower realms, and the particularly superior birth from that, or the superior birth, is birth in the heavens and the human realm. These are uncertain, from the evil realms to the good realms, from the good realms to the evil realms, from human to human, etc., there are homogeneous and heterogeneous births of various kinds, so it is impermanent, and it is also born in this way through the continuous stream of moments. It is not reasonable for a permanent thing to have various different forms. The so-called "brightness" refers to the arising of brightness. The gods of the Paranirmitavasavartin and Nirmanarati heavens in the desire realm, and the gods of the form and formless realms are called brightness. Their enjoyment and samadhi depend only on their own minds, that is, think