【The Twelve Factors of Dependent-Arising 希求解脱】Aging-and-death 十二缘起之“老死”

【The Twelve Factors of Dependent-Arising】- Aging-and-death

【Aging is the maturation and transformation of the [mental and physical] aggregates. 】

This is to say that the five aggregates have gradually matured, gradually changed. When one is young, one is youthful, vigorous and has good strength. But at this time, one will gradually become weaker.

【Death is the casting aside of the aggregates' continuum.】

This is the "continuum" at present. Our continuum is what we have here and it will be gone! So why are aging and death combined together? Death will surely happen but aging may not necessarily happen, may not necessarily happen! However, in reality, after one is born, the aggregates' continuum continues to transform, continues to transform. In the process of transformation, the continuum at a later time will certainly be older than it was in the previous time. Therefore, after "birth," one is destined to go through the factor of "death."

SOURCE 来源 :

78B 14’39” Vol 10 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P203 LL1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P319

日常师父法语📡78B 14’39”手抄稿第10册P203 LL1

希求解脱 : 十二缘起之“老死”

【老死中老者，谓诸蕴成熟转变余相，】

就是说五蕴慢慢地成熟了，慢慢地变了，年轻的时候少壮、气力好，到那时候慢慢地不行了。

【死谓弃舍同分诸蕴。】

就是眼前这个“同分”，我们人的众同分就是我们这个，那没有啰！那么为什么老死两个并在一块儿呢？这个死是一定有的，老却是不一定有，却是不一定有。但是实际上呢，它一定生了以后一直在转变当中，转变当中，那个转变的跟前面相比的话，衰老了，叫作。所以是这样“生”了以后，注定了那么就有这个“死”这样的一支。