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t15n0620 secret methods for curing dhyana sickness.g2.0f

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English version: ‘If someone generates the Mahayana mind, Jaba and Sudhana, along with five hundred youths, will expound the Mahayana Dharma for them, enabling them to see Bhadra-pala and the sixteen worthy ones, and also to see Maitreya and the thousand Bodhisattvas of the Bhadrakalpa. Because of generating the anuttara-samyak-sambodhi-citta (mind of unsurpassed, complete and perfect enlightenment) and perfecting the six pāramitās (perfections); if someone generates the Sravaka mind, the Venerable Pindola will expound the four foundations of mindfulness and even the Noble Eightfold Path, and after ninety days, they will attain the state of Arhat.’ The Buddha told Sariputra: ‘You should uphold this method for curing hiccups well, and do not forget it.’ At that time, Sariputra and Ananda, and others, hearing what the Buddha said, joyfully accepted and practiced it. Curing the Affliction of Lust in Practitioners ‘Furthermore, Sariputra! If a practitioner, while entering samadhi, has thoughts of lust arise, the wind of lust stirs the four hundred and four channels, causing the sense organs from the eyes to the body to shake at once, the various senses become blocked, stirring the wind in the heart, causing the mind to become deranged. Because of this, they become mad, possessed by demons, thinking of lust day and night, as urgent as putting out a fire, they should be quickly cured. The method of curing is to teach this practitioner to contemplate the womb. The womb is located below the raw stomach and above the cooked stomach, with ninety-nine layers of membrane like a dead pig's bladder. The four hundred and four channels originate from the womb, spreading to the various sense organs like the roots of a tree; like a sack filled with excrement, with one thousand nine hundred segments like banana leaves, eighty thousand types of worms surrounding the four hundred and four channels and the womb; like a horse's intestines extending straight to the birth canal, like the shape of an arm bracelet, round in size, round at the top and pointed at the bottom, shaped like a cowrie shell. In each of the ninety-nine layers, there are four hundred and four worms, each worm having twelve heads and twelve mouths. When people drink water, the essence of the water enters the channels, spreading to the various worms, entering the top of the Virach worm and reaching the birth canal, discharging impure water every half month, the various worms each vomit, like rotten pus; entering the mouths of ninety worms, flowing out from the six orifices of twelve worms, like rotten crimson juice. There are also various worms, finer than autumn down, playing within them. Because of past evil deeds, all men have four hundred and four channels spreading from the eye organs to the four limbs, flowing into the various -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 肠至生藏下、熟藏之上。

Chinese

“肺腴、肾脉,于其两边各有六十四虫。虫各十二头,亦十二口,綩绻相着,状如指环,盛青色脓,如野猪精,臭恶叵堪。至阴藏处分为三支,二支在上,如芭蕉叶有一千二百脉,一一脉中生于风虫,细若秋毫,似毗兰多鸟嘴。   “诸虫口中生筋色虫(此虫形体似筋,连持子藏,能动诸脉,吸精出入,男虫青白、女虫红赤)七万八千,共相缠裹,状如累环,似瞿师罗鸟,眼九十八,脉上冲于心乃至顶髻。   “诸男子等,眼触于色,风动心根,四百四脉为风所使,动转不停。八万户虫一时张口,眼出诸脓流注诸脉乃至虫顶,诸虫崩动狂无所知,触前女根——男精青白是诸虫泪、女精黄赤是诸虫脓。九十八使所熏修法;八万户虫,地、水、火、风,动作作此。”   告舍利弗:“若有四众着惭愧衣、服惭愧药、欲求解脱度世苦者,当学此法,如饮甘露。   “学此法者,想前子藏乃至女根、男子身分,大小诸虫张口竖耳、瞋目吐脓。以手反之置左膝端,数息令定,一千九百九十九过观;此想成已,置右膝端,如前观之。   “复以手反之,用覆头上,令此诸虫、众不净物先适两眼、耳、鼻及口,无处不至。   “见此事已,于好女色及好男色、乃至天子、天 现代汉语译本: 肠位于生藏之下,熟藏之上。 ‘肺的脂肪和肾的脉络,在其两边各有六十四条虫。每条虫各有十二个头,也有十二张口,弯曲地相互连接在一起,形状像指环,盛满了青色的脓液,像野猪的精液一样,臭气熏天,令人难以忍受。到达阴藏之处分为三个分支,两个分支在上方,像芭蕉叶一样有一千二百条脉络,每一条脉络中都生长着风虫,细小得像秋毫,像毗兰多鸟的嘴。’(毗兰多鸟:一种鸟的名字) ‘各种虫的口中生长着筋色的虫(这种虫的形体像筋,连接着子藏,能够牵动各种脉络,进出,雄虫呈青白色,雌虫呈红赤色)七万八千条,互相缠绕在一起,形状像累积的环,像瞿师罗鸟,有九十八只眼睛,脉络向上冲击到心,甚至到头顶。’(瞿师罗鸟:一种鸟的名字) ‘各种男子等,眼睛接触到颜色,风触动心根,四百四条脉络被风所驱使,不停地转动。八万户虫一时张开嘴巴,眼睛里流出各种脓液,流注到各种脉络,甚至到虫的头顶,各种虫崩裂骚动,狂乱无所知,接触到前面的女根——男人的精液呈青白色,是各种虫的眼泪;女人的精液呈黄赤色,是各种虫的脓液。九十八种烦恼驱使着修行的方法;八万户虫,地、水、火、风,动作产生这些。’ 告诉舍利弗(Śāriputra,佛陀十大弟子之一,以智慧著称): ‘如果四众弟子穿着惭愧的衣服,服用惭愧的药物,想要求解脱,度过世间的苦难,就应当学习这种方法,像饮用甘露一样。’ ‘学习这种方法的人,观想前面的子藏,甚至到女根、男子身分,大小各种虫张开嘴巴,竖起耳朵,怒目吐脓。用手反转过来,放在左膝的末端,数呼吸令心安定,一千九百九十九次地观看;这种观想成功后,放在右膝的末端,像前面一样地观看。’ ‘再用手反转过来,用手覆盖在头上,让这些虫、各种不净之物先接触到两眼、耳朵、鼻子和嘴巴,没有哪个地方不到。’ ‘见到这件事后,对于美好的女色和美好的男色,甚至天子、天女,’

English

English version: The intestines are located below the 'raw store' (生藏) and above the 'cooked store' (熟藏). 'The fat of the lungs and the vessels of the kidneys each have sixty-four worms on both sides. Each worm has twelve heads and twelve mouths, intertwined and connected like finger rings, filled with greenish pus, like the essence of a wild boar, with an unbearable stench. Reaching the hidden place of the genitals, it divides into three branches, two branches above, like banana leaves with one thousand two hundred veins, each vein growing wind worms, as fine as autumn down, like the beak of a Vilanda bird.' (Vilanda bird: a type of bird) 'From the mouths of these worms grow sinew-colored worms (these worms are shaped like sinews, connecting the womb, able to move the vessels, going in and out, the male worms are bluish-white, the female worms are reddish-red) seventy-eight thousand, intertwined together, shaped like accumulated rings, like the Kushira bird, with ninety-eight eyes, the vessels surging upwards to the heart and even to the crown of the head.' (Kushira bird: a type of bird) 'Various men, etc., when their eyes touch colors, the wind moves the root of the mind, four hundred and four vessels are driven by the wind, turning without stopping. Eighty thousand 'household' worms open their mouths at once, pus flows from the eyes, flowing into the vessels and even to the tops of the worms, the worms collapse and stir, mad and unknowing, touching the female genitals in front—the semen of men is bluish-white, it is the tears of the worms; the semen of women is yellowish-red, it is the pus of the worms. Ninety-eight afflictions drive the method of cultivation; eighty thousand 'household' worms, earth, water, fire, wind, actions create these.' The Buddha told Śāriputra (one of the ten principal disciples of the Buddha, known for his wisdom): 'If the fourfold assembly wears the clothes of shame, takes the medicine of shame, and desires to seek liberation and cross over the suffering of the world, they should learn this method, like drinking sweet dew.' 'Those who learn this method should visualize the womb in front, even to the female genitals and the male body, all kinds of worms, large and small, opening their mouths, raising their ears, glaring and spitting pus. Turn it over with your hand and place it on the end of your left knee, count your breaths to calm your mind, and observe it one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine times; after this visualization is successful, place it on the end of your right knee and observe it as before.' 'Turn it over again with your hand, cover it on your head, and let these worms and various impure things first touch your eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, leaving no place untouched.' 'After seeing this, towards beautiful female forms and beautiful male forms, even gods and goddesses,' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chinese

女,若眼视之如见癞人那利疮虫、如地狱箭半多罗鬼神状、如阿鼻地狱猛火热。应当谛观自身、他身,是欲界一切众生身分不净皆悉如是。”   告舍利弗:“汝今知不?众生身根根本种子悉不清净,不可具说,但当数息一心观之。若服此药,是大丈夫、天人之师、调御人主,免欲淤泥,不为使水、恩爱大河之所漂没、淫泆不祥幻色妖鬼之所娆害。   “当知是人未出生死,其身香洁如优波罗,人中香象、龙王、力士,摩醯首罗所不能及,大力丈夫,天、人所敬。”   告舍利弗:“汝好受持,为四众说,慎勿忘失。”   时舍利弗及阿难等闻佛所说,欢喜奉行。   治利养疮法   “复次,舍利弗!若有行者贪火所烧,利养毒箭恶风吹动以射其心。以贪因缘心或颠倒,昼夜六时思念贪方便,如猫伺鼠心无厌足、如七步蛇吐毒覆身。如此恶人利养细滑,五百毒蛇集在身中,刹那刹那顷其心毒火炽然不息。昼夜六时烦恼猛风吹利养薪,在其心内炽然不息,诸蛇竞作烧善根芽。以是因缘,狂乱黑鬼猛毒炽盛,见他得利如箭射心、如刺入眼、如钉入耳。诸情闭塞,五百五蛇、四大毒龙、五拔刀贼、六村罗刹一时竞作,因是发狂,当疾治之。   “治之法者,先当数息,系心令定,想一丈六像— 现代汉语译本:佛告比丘尼:‘如果(你)看(待异性的)眼睛,(觉得他们)如同看到长满癞疮的那利人,如同看到地狱里半人半鬼的箭,如同看到阿鼻地狱的猛烈火焰。应当仔细观察自身和他身,欲界一切众生的身体都是不干净的,都是如此。’ 佛告舍利弗(Śāriputra,佛陀十大弟子之一,以智慧著称):‘你现在知道吗?众生身根的根本种子都是不清净的,不可一一详说,只需通过数息来一心观照。如果服用此药,就是大丈夫、天人的导师、调御人主,免于欲望的泥潭,不被欲望之水、恩爱大河所漂没,不被淫荡不祥的幻色妖鬼所迷惑。’ ‘应当知道这个人尚未脱离生死,他的身体香洁如优波罗(utpala,蓝色莲花),是人中的香象、龙王、力士,摩醯首罗(Maheśvara,大自在天)也比不上,是大力丈夫,为天人所敬。’ 佛告舍利弗:‘你要好好受持,为四众(比丘、比丘尼、优婆塞、优婆夷)宣说,切勿忘记。’ 当时,舍利弗及阿难(Ānanda,佛陀十大弟子之一,以多闻著称)等听闻佛所说,欢喜奉行。 治疗利养疮法 ‘再次,舍利弗!如果修行者被贪欲之火所焚烧,利养的毒箭被恶风吹动而射入他的心中。因为贪婪的缘故,心或颠倒,昼夜六时都在思念贪婪的方便,如同猫伺候老鼠一样,心无厌足,如同七步蛇吐毒覆盖全身。如此恶人,利养细滑,五百毒蛇聚集在他的身体中,刹那刹那之间,他的心毒之火炽烈燃烧不息。昼夜六时,烦恼的猛烈之风吹动利养的柴薪,在他的心中炽烈燃烧不息,众蛇竞相焚烧善根的幼芽。因为这个缘故,狂乱的黑鬼猛毒炽盛,看到他人得到利益,如同箭射入心中,如同刺扎入眼中,如同钉子钉入耳朵中。诸情闭塞,五百五蛇、四大毒龙、五拔刀贼、六村罗刹一时竞相作乱,因此而发狂,应当迅速治疗。’ ‘治疗的方法是,首先应当数息,使心安定,观想一丈六尺高的佛像—’

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English version: The Buddha told the Bhikshuni (female monastic): 'If your eyes see (a man) as if seeing a leper with Nali sores and worms, as if seeing a half-demon arrow in hell, as if seeing the fierce heat of Avici (Avīci, the lowest level of hell). You should carefully observe your own body and the bodies of others; all beings in the desire realm have impure bodies, all are like this.' The Buddha told Śāriputra (Śāriputra, one of the Buddha's ten great disciples, known for his wisdom): 'Do you know now? The fundamental seeds of the body's roots of sentient beings are all impure, and cannot be fully described. Just focus on observing them with one mind through counting breaths. If one takes this medicine, he is a great man, a teacher of gods and humans, a tamer of people, freed from the mud of desire, not drowned by the water of desire, the great river of love, and not harmed by the licentious and inauspicious illusory demons.' 'You should know that this person has not yet escaped birth and death, his body is fragrant and pure like an Utpala (utpala, blue lotus), he is a fragrant elephant among men, a dragon king, a strongman, even Maheśvara (Maheśvara, Great Lord) cannot compare, he is a mighty man, respected by gods and humans.' The Buddha told Śāriputra: 'You should uphold this well, and speak it for the four assemblies (bhikshus, bhikshunis, upasakas, and upasikas), do not forget it.' At that time, Śāriputra and Ānanda (Ānanda, one of the Buddha's ten great disciples, known for his great memory), and others, hearing what the Buddha said, rejoiced and practiced accordingly. The Method of Curing the Sore of Profit and Support 'Furthermore, Śāriputra! If a practitioner is burned by the fire of greed, and the poisonous arrows of profit and support are blown by the evil wind and shot into his heart. Because of the cause of greed, his mind may be inverted, and he thinks of ways to be greedy day and night, like a cat waiting for a mouse, his heart is never satisfied, like a seven-step snake spitting poison to cover his body. Such an evil person, with the smoothness of profit and support, has five hundred poisonous snakes gathered in his body, and in every moment, the fire of poison in his heart burns fiercely without ceasing. Day and night, the fierce wind of afflictions blows the firewood of profit and support, burning fiercely within his heart without ceasing, and the snakes compete to burn the sprouts of good roots. Because of this cause, the mad black ghost's fierce poison is rampant, and seeing others gain profit is like an arrow shooting into his heart, like a thorn entering his eye, like a nail entering his ear. His senses are blocked, and five hundred and five snakes, four great poisonous dragons, five knife-wielding thieves, and six village Rakshasas (Rākṣasa, a type of demon) all compete to cause trouble at once, causing him to go mad, and he should be quickly cured.' 'The method of curing is to first count the breaths, stabilize the mind, and visualize a sixteen-foot-tall image of the Buddha—' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------