Kathaṁ virāgo maggo? Sotāpattimaggakkhaṇe dassanaṭṭhena sammādiṭṭhi micchādiṭṭhiyā virajjati, tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca virajjati, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittehi virajjati. Virāgo virāgārammaṇo virāgagocaro virāge samudāgato virāge ṭhito virāge patiṭṭhito. Virāgoti dve virāgā— nibbānañca virāgo, ye ca nibbānārammaṇatājātā dhammā sabbe virāgā hontīti—virāgā. Sahajātāni sattaṅgāni virāgaṁ gacchantīti—virāgo maggo. Etena maggena buddhā ca sāvakā ca agataṁ disaṁ nibbānaṁ gacchantīti— aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo.
How is dispassion the path?
At the moment of the path of stream-entry, right view, in terms of seeing, becomes dispassionate towards wrong view, and becomes dispassionate towards the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and becomes dispassionate towards all external signs.
Yāvatā puthusamaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ parappavādānaṁ maggā, ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo aggo ca seṭṭho ca pāmokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cāti— maggānaṁ aṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho. Abhiniropanaṭṭhena sammāsaṅkappo micchāsaṅkappā virajjati. Pariggahaṭṭhena sammāvācā micchāvācāya virajjati. Samuṭṭhānaṭṭhena sammākammanto micchākammantā virajjati. Vodānaṭṭhena sammāājīvo micchāājīvā virajjati.
Dispassion is the object of dispassion, the domain of dispassion, arises in dispassion, stands in dispassion, is established in dispassion.
Paggahaṭṭhena sammāvāyāmo micchāvāyāmā virajjati.
Dispassion means two kinds of dispassion:
Upaṭṭhānaṭṭhena sammāsati micchāsatiyā virajjati. Avikkhepaṭṭhena sammāsamādhi micchāsamādhito virajjati. Tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca virajjati.
Nibbāna is dispassion, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are dispassionate: thus, dispassion.
avikkhepaṭṭhena sammāsamādhi oḷārikā kāmarāgasaññojanā paṭighasaññojanā oḷārikā kāmarāgānusayā paṭighānusayā virajjati, tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca virajjati, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittehi virajjati. Virāgo virāgārammaṇo virāgagocaro virāge samudāgato virāge ṭhito virāge patiṭṭhito.
In terms of intention, right intention becomes dispassionate towards wrong intention.
Virāgoti dve virāgā— nibbānañca virāgo, ye ca nibbānārammaṇatājātā dhammā sabbe virāgā hontīti—virāgā.
In terms of speech, right speech becomes dispassionate towards wrong speech.
Sahajātāni sattaṅgāni virāgaṁ gacchantīti—virāgo maggo. Etena maggena buddhā ca sāvakā ca agataṁ disaṁ nibbānaṁ gacchantīti— aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo.
In terms of action, right action becomes dispassionate towards wrong action.
Yāvatā puthusamaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ parappavādānaṁ maggā. Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo aggo ca seṭṭho ca pāmokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cāti— maggānaṁ aṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho. Anāgāmimaggakkhaṇe dassanaṭṭhena sammādiṭṭhi …pe…
In terms of livelihood, right livelihood becomes dispassionate towards wrong livelihood. In terms of effort, right effort becomes dispassionate towards wrong effort.
avikkhepaṭṭhena sammāsamādhi anusahagatā kāmarāgasaññojanā paṭighasaññojanā anusahagatā kāmarāgānusayā paṭighānusayā virajjati, tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca virajjati, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittehi virajjati. Virāgo virāgārammaṇo …pe… maggānaṁ aṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho. Arahattamaggakkhaṇe dassanaṭṭhena sammādiṭṭhi …pe…
In terms of mindfulness, right mindfulness becomes dispassionate towards wrong mindfulness.
avikkhepaṭṭhena sammāsamādhi rūparāgā arūparāgā mānā uddhaccā avijjāya mānānusayā bhavarāgānusayā avijjānusayā virajjati, tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca virajjati, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittehi virajjati virāgo virāgārammaṇo virāgagocaro virāge samudāgato virāge ṭhito virāge patiṭṭhito. Virāgoti dve virāgā— nibbānañca virāgo, ye ca nibbānārammaṇatājātā dhammā sabbe virāgā hontīti—virāgā.
In terms of concentration, right concentration becomes dispassionate towards wrong concentration.
Sahajātāni sattaṅgāni virāgaṁ gacchantīti—virāgo maggo. Etena maggena buddhā ca sāvakā ca agataṁ disaṁ nibbānaṁ gacchantīti— aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo.
It becomes dispassionate towards the defilements and aggregates that follow it.
At the moment of the fruit of stream-entry, right view is liberated from wrong view, and is liberated from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is liberated from all external signs, and is liberated with the object of liberation, and is established in liberation, and is grounded in liberation.
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena that arise with the object of Nibbāna are all liberated.
Hetuṭṭhena maggo virāgo.
The fruit of liberation.
By the characteristic of establishment, right intention is freed from wrong intention, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
Nibbāna and liberation, and all phenomena born of the object of Nibbāna are liberated:
Anupassanaṭṭhena vipassanā virāgo.
The fruit of liberation.
By the characteristic of grasping, right speech is freed from wrong speech, by the characteristic of arising, right action is freed from wrong action, by the characteristic of purification, right livelihood is freed from wrong livelihood, by the characteristic of effort, right effort is freed from wrong effort, by the characteristic of establishment, right mindfulness is freed from wrong mindfulness, by the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from wrong concentration, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
In the characteristic of the fruit of once-returning, by the characteristic of seeing, right view ...
Chando mūlaṭṭhena virāgo.
etc. ...
By the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from the coarse fetters of sense satisfaction and ill-will, and from the coarse underlying tendencies of sense satisfaction and ill-will, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
In the characteristic of the fruit of non-returning, by the characteristic of seeing, right view ...
Evaṁ virāgo maggo.
etc. ...
Kathaṁ vimutti phalaṁ? Sotāpattiphalakkhaṇe dassanaṭṭhena sammādiṭṭhi micchādiṭṭhiyā vimuttā hoti, tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca vimuttā hoti, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittehi vimuttā hoti, vimutti vimuttārammaṇā vimuttigocarā vimuttiyā samudāgatā vimuttiyā ṭhitā vimuttiyā patiṭṭhitā. Vimuttīti dve muttiyo— nibbānañca vimutti, ye ca nibbānārammaṇatājātā dhammā sabbe ca vimuttā hontīti— vimutti phalaṁ. Abhiniropanaṭṭhena sammāsaṅkappo micchāsaṅkappā vimutto hoti, tadanuvattakakilesehi ca khandhehi ca vimutto hoti, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittehi vimutto hoti, vimutti vimuttārammaṇā vimuttigocarā vimuttiyā samudāgatā vimuttiyā ṭhitā vimuttiyā patiṭṭhitā.
By the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from the underlying fetters of sense satisfaction and ill-will, and from the underlying tendencies of sense satisfaction and ill-will, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation ... etc. ...
Vimuttīti dve vimuttiyo— nibbānañca vimutti, ye ca nibbānārammaṇatājātā dhammā sabbe vimuttā hontīti— vimutti phalaṁ.
In the characteristic of the fruit of arahantship, by the characteristic of seeing, right view ...
By the characteristic of non-distraction, right concentration is freed from the fetters of form desire, formless desire, conceit, restlessness, ignorance, and from the underlying tendencies of conceit, desire for existence, and ignorance, and is freed from the defilements and aggregates that follow it, and is freed from all external signs, and is established in liberation, with liberation as its object, with liberation as its domain, arisen from liberation, standing in liberation, established in liberation.
Non-distraction-liberation is right concentration, mindfulness-liberation is the factor of enlightenment of mindfulness, reflection-liberation is the factor of enlightenment of equanimity.
Vimuttīti dve vimuttiyo— nibbānañca vimutti, ye ca nibbānārammaṇatājātā dhammā sabbe vimuttā hontīti— vimutti phalaṁ. Dassanavimutti sammādiṭṭhi …pe…
Unshakable faith-liberation is the power of faith ... ... ...
Unshakable wisdom-liberation is the power of wisdom.
Resolution-liberation is the faculty of faith ... ... ...
Assaddhiye akampiyavimutti saddhābalaṁ …pe…
Vision-liberation is the faculty of wisdom.
avijjāya akampiyavimutti paññābalaṁ.
In the sense of dominance, faculties are liberation.
In the sense of unshakability, powers are liberation, in the sense of leading out, the factors of enlightenment are liberation, in the sense of cause, the path is liberation, in the sense of establishment, the foundations of mindfulness are liberation, in the sense of striving, the right efforts are liberation, in the sense of accomplishment, the bases of spiritual power are liberation, in the sense of truth, the truths are liberation, in the sense of non-distraction, tranquility is liberation, in the sense of observation, insight is liberation, in the sense of single flavor, tranquility and insight are liberation, in the sense of non-transgression, the union is liberation, in the sense of restraint, purity of virtue is liberation, in the sense of non-distraction, purity of mind is liberation, in the sense of vision, purity of view is liberation, in the sense of being liberated, release is liberation, in the sense of penetration, knowing is liberation, in the sense of renunciation, liberation is liberation, in the sense of pacification, the knowing of non-arising is liberation, desire is liberation in the sense of root, attention is liberation in the sense of arising, contact is liberation in the sense of convergence, feeling is liberation in the sense of confluence, concentration is liberation in the sense of prominence, mindfulness is liberation in the sense of dominance, wisdom is liberation in the sense of surpassing, liberation is liberation in the sense of essence, Nibbāna is liberation in the sense of culmination.