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promoting welfare of others in accordance with his vow; (b)
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, which is
abandonment of wrong paths and actions; (c)
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, which is extinction of
all forms of worries and anxieties caused through one's ignorance; (d)
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
which is wisdom playing a dominant role.
Having enjoyed the benefit of these four
adhiÔÔhÈna
s, the Bodhisatta keeps on developing
the
PaÒÒÈ
PÈramÊ
more earnestly.
In this manner, with every act of merit in fulfilment of
pÈramÊs
, there occur the four
adhiÔÔhÈna
s; hence it is said that the Six
PÈramÊs
may be included in the Four
AdhiÔÔhÈna
s.
The Four AdhiÔÔhÈnas counted as A Single AdhiÔÔhÈna
Just as the Six
PÈramÊs
are included in the Four
AdhiÔÔhÈnas
, so also each of the four
adhiÔÔhÈnas
may be counted as embracing the remaining three. This is how it is effected.
Like
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
and
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
being of the
nature of faithful performance in keeping with the vow may be included in
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
.
Like
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
and
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
being of the
nature of abandonment of opposing factors and being the result of total relinquishing may
be included in
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
.
Like
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
and
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
being of the
nature of extinction of all the heat caused by one's deeds and defilements may be included
in
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
.
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
,
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
and
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, following
paÒÒÈ
as their leader,
may be included in
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
.
How The AdhiÔÔhÈnas bring Benefits
Thus all the
pÈramÊs
have their commencement with
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
; they become
manifest through
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
; they grow and prosper through
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, and by
means of
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, they distance themselves from defilements and become purified
of all of them.
Furthermore, in the first phase of the
pÈramÊs
,
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
plays a leading role; only
with
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna,
fulfilment of the
pÈramÊs
can be commenced. In the middle phase,
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
takes the leading role; having commenced the fulfilment of the
pÈramÊs
with
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, it is continued in the middle phase by sacrificing totally one's body and life
for the welfare of others through
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
. In the final phase,
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
takes over the leadership; only with the extinction of all the suffering of
saÑsÈra
, the task
of fulfiling the
pÈramÊs
comes to an end.
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
is supreme throughout all the three phases of the beginning, the middle
and the end. Only with
paÒÒÈ
can fulfilment of the
pÈramÊs
be commenced, total sacrifice
of one's body and life can be made and final extinction of suffering of
saÑsÈra
can take
place.
All the four
adhiÔÔhÈnas
constantly promote welfare of oneself and of others and cause
one to be highly revered and loved by everyone. Of these four, through
SaccÈdhiÔÔhÈna
and
CÈgÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, the Bodhisatta
,
as a layman, benefits others with material gift; and through
UpasamÈdhiÔÔhÈna
and
PaÒÒÈdhiÔÔhÈna
, the Bodhisatta
,
as an ascetic, benefits others with
the gift of Dhamma.
How Fulfilment of The Four AdhiÔÔhÈnas takes place in The Bodhisatta's Last Existence
when He becomes A Buddha
Preliminary note: In stating different views of various teachers in the treatises, they are
mentioned as
Eke
vÈda
or
AÒÒe
vÈda
when these teachers have qualifications worthy to be
the author's teacher; when they have qualifications equal to his, the author describes their
views as
Apare vÈda
; when they are inferior to him, he refers to theirs as
Keci vÈda
.
This traditional way of recording is handed down generation after generation:
Eke
or
AÒÒe
means those worthy to be the author's teachers;
Apare
means those with qualifications
equal to those of the author, and
keci
implies those inferior to him.