在靈感中翻譯佛法，在業力下努力微笑

by Patrul Rinpoche

Patrul Rinpoche

Generally, whenever physically embodied beings die, they first experience the twenty phases of coarse dissolution, which are as follows:

1. As the aggregate of form dissolves, the limbs twitch, and the body loses its strength and power.

2. As the mirror-like wisdom dissolves, the mind grows unclear and hazy.

3. As the earth element dissolves, the body grows dry.

4. As the eye faculty dissolves, sight becomes unclear and the eye takes on a rounder shape.

5. As the object form dissolves, the body loses its vitality and weakens.

6. As the aggregate of sensations dissolves, the dying person can no longer detect feelings.

7. As the wisdom of equality dissolves, there is no longer any awareness of the three types of sensation (i.e., pleasant, painful or neutral).

8. As the water element dissolves, the lips, sweat, urine, semen and ovum all dry up.

9. As the ear faculty dissolves, external and internal sounds can no longer be heard.

10. As the object sound dissolves, the sounds of the body itself can no longer be heard.

11. As the aggregate of perception dissolves, it is no longer possible to distinguish between different creatures.¹

12. As the wisdom of discernment dissolves, the dying person forgets the names of his or her own parents, siblings or children.

13. As the fire element dissolves, proper digestion of food is no longer possible.

14. As the nose faculty dissolves, upper respiration² slows.

15. As the object smell dissolves, the person can no longer detect the odours of their own body.

16. As the aggregate of formations dissolves, the person is unable to carry out physical activities.

17. As the all-accomplishing wisdom dissolves, the person can no longer remember ordinary mundane tasks or their purpose.

18. As the wind element dissolves, the ten internal winds shift from their usual locations.

19. As the tongue faculty dissolves, the tongue feels thicker and shorter than usual and turns blue at its base.

20. As the object taste dissolves, the person can no longer detect the six kinds of taste.

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