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一、順流,流即生死之流,六道之眾生,起惑造業,順生死之流,而背涅槃之道,即流轉之因果也。二、逆流,由初果須陀洹,斷已後三界之惑,漸逆生死之流,而趣涅槃之道,即還滅之因果也。見涅槃經三十六。
The two ways in the current of transmigration: 順流 to flow with it in continual re-incarnation; 逆流 resist it and seek a way of escape by getting rid of life's delusions, as in the case of the saints.
second-rate; second-tier
一二流 乃指順流與逆流而言。輪迴生死,稱為順流。趣向涅槃,稱為逆流。詳言之,順流,即順生死之流。六道眾生,起惑造業,順生死之流而背涅槃之道,此乃流轉之因果。逆流,指由初果須陀洹斷以後三界之惑,故漸逆生死之流而趣向涅槃之道,此即還滅之因果。〔北本涅槃經卷三十六〕p306
順流和逆流。順流是流轉於生死的因果;逆流是還歸於寂滅的因果。