Analysis Of Yoga In Samdhinirmocana Sutra

Author(s): Shinjo Kawasaki
Publisher: Shinjo Kawasaki

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Analysis of Yoga in the Samdhinirmocana-sūtra
(drstyā supratividdha). They live in solitude (ekākino rahogatāḥ), and stay mentally composed (pratisamlayana). They orient the mind (manasikr) to the Dharmas that have been well thought over (sucintita-dharma). With the mental orientation with an inner continuity (adhyātmika-prabandha-manasikāra ?), they orient the mind to the thought that has the mental orientation to (the Dharmas). When (the Bodhisattvas) keep acting in this way for a long time, the bodily cathartic (kāya-praśrabdhi) and mental cathartic (citta-praśrabdhi) will be produced in them. This is what is called Calming. The Bodhisattvas are those who exert themselves for. Calming in this manner. (ASM p. 108, SEPERTAA , RIE31, p. 30b; &#
M E # *-, MiE31, p. 664c; HEW *-, XiE31, p. 481c) 4) Having attained the bodily and mental cathartic, (the Bodhisattvas) fix themselves in this state (of Calming). They put aside the aspects of thought (citta-ākāra) (as false appearances). They inquire into (praty-aveks) the Dharmas that are properly thought over in the above-mentioned way (sucintita-dharma) and have a conviction (adhimuc=nirvedha) on those Dharmas as being the images in the scope of concentration inside (of the mind) (adhyātma-samādhi-gocara-pratibimba ?). In this way, with the images in the scope of concentration, (the Bodhisattvas) inspect (vicaya), inspect fully (pravicaya), deliberate fully (paritarka), consider profoundly (paricāra), bear in mind (kṣānti), desire (kāma), investigate conclusively (nitiraņa), look for (darśana), and comprehend (avabodha) the objects that should be known (iñeya-artha). This is what is called Clear Vision. The Bodhisattvas are those who are skillful in Clear Vision in this manner.
(ASM p. 110 ;Lam-rim 493a)
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