【RELYING ON THE TEACHER】- Knowledge of Reality

【“Knowledge of reality” refers to a special training in wisdom】

The three precious trainings [ethical discipline, meditative serenity, and wisdom] were mentioned in the preceding discussion. What is the difference between this wisdom and the wisdom in the knowledge-of-reality? For ultimate wisdom, we can describe it in three steps: study, contemplation, and meditation. It can be further extended into six sub-steps: “study” and “wisdom arising from study”; “contemplation” and “wisdom arising from contemplation”; “meditation” and “wisdom arising from meditation.” Hence, this knowledge of reality is the wisdom that arises from meditation – the actual attainment of selflessness of phenomena. That would be the Mahayana entry level Bodhisattva after reaching the *path-of-seeing. This is how it works.

【the knowledge of the selflessness of phenomena. In another way, it is said to be best if the teachers have a perception of reality; but, if they do not have it, it is acceptable for them to know reality through scripture and reasoning. 】

The actual reference of this knowledge of reality is to attain the knowledge of the selflessness of phenomena that will be the entry-level Bodhisattva. If this is not fulfilled, it is acceptable if [the teacher] knows reality through scriptural reasoning. That would be at least at the path-of-preparation and above, or maybe path-of-accumulation who is aligned with “study and contemplation.”

SOURCE 来源 :

14B 16’59” Vol 2 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P209 L9
English Lamrim Vol 1 P72

日常师父法语📡14B 16’59”手抄稿第2册P209 L9

依师 : 达实性

【达实性者，是殊胜慧学，】

前面已经说了戒定慧了，这个慧，跟这个地方达实性的慧，差别在哪里呢？因为真正的慧啊，我们说起来有三个次第：闻、思、修。而闻思修当中又开成六个：“闻”、“闻所成慧”，“思”、”思所成慧，”，”修”、”修所成慧”。那么这个达实性就是”修所成慧”—— 已经真正地通达法无我。那个大乘的达实性的地上菩萨——见道以后，这样。

【是谓通达法无我性，或以现证真实为主。此若无者，说由教理通达亦成。】

真正从这个地方的要达实性，是要通达实性的，这是地上菩萨。如果说万一没有的话呢，教理证成也可以，那个就是加行位上，乃至于资粮位上面也可以——”闻思相应”的。