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心所有法 · 善十一 · 第十一 · mental factors · wholesome #11/11

不害Non-harming

Ahiṃsā · avihiṃsā

善心所之第十一,善心所之末。假有,以無瞋一分假立(→#23 adveṣa)。於諸有情,不為損惱,無瞋為性,悲愍為業。

zh · Xuanzang 譯

善心所之第十一,善心所之末。假有,以無瞋一分假立(→#23 adveṣa)。於諸有情,不為損惱,無瞋為性,悲愍為業。

[共傳] 正思惟三支之共傳定式(《長部》DN 22 Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta、《中部》MN 141 Saccavibhaṅga Sutta、《中部》MN 117 Mahācattārīsaka Sutta、《相應部》SN 45.8 Vibhaṅga Sutta——四經一致):

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammāsaṅkappo? Nekkhammasaṅkappo, abyāpādasaṅkappo, avihiṃsāsaṅkappo — ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāsaṅkappo.

比丘!何為正思惟?出離思惟、無恚思惟、不害思惟——比丘!是名正思惟。

漢譯《雜阿含》八正道相應諸經(T2n0099 卷28)為共傳對應;漢傳古譯多作「不害覺」或「無害覺」(覺 = saṅkappa)。不害多攝於不殺戒與正思惟,少獨立定義段。

[大乘] 《大智度論》(卷號待 CBETA 校)——大悲義之瑜伽行派上位根據:

大悲是一切諸佛、菩薩功德之根本,是般若波羅蜜之母,諸佛之祖母。 〔卷號俟校;舊註作卷二十〕

三悲:

有三種悲:眾生緣、法緣、無緣。無緣悲從畢竟空生。 〔卷號俟校;舊註作卷二十七〕

《成唯識論》卷六:

云何不害?於諸有情,不為損惱,無瞋為性。能對治害,悲愍為業。謂即無瞋,於有情所,不為損惱,假名不害。

論辨無瞋與不害之粗相差別:

無瞋,翻對斷物命瞋;不害,正違損惱物害。無瞋與樂;不害拔苦。

論立翻立不害三理由:

害雖亦然,而數現起損惱他故;障無上乘勝因悲故;為了知彼增上過失,翻立不害。

按:不害為善十一之末,以無瞋(→#23)一分假立;不害(→#29)↔ 害(→#43 vihiṃsā)為 Asg 中最簡練之形態學鏡像——adveṣa-aṃśikā karuṇatā(善位)vs. dveṣa-aṃśikā nirghṛṇatā(染位),同一架構、相反符號,亦是善心所最後一條與隨煩惱中對應染心所之收尾對聯。

saṃskṛta

a-(否定前綴;又作 avi-)+ (vi-)hiṃsā < hiṃs-(√han「擊、殺」之欲動 jighāṃsa- 凍結為次根;n→ṃ 為塞擦音前之鼻音同化)——「不傷」「不殺」。

拉丁同源(透過 √han / 印歐祖語 *gʷʰen-「擊、殺」):Latin dē-fendō / of-fendō;Greek θείνω(theinō,擊);日耳曼 banô(殺、致死)→ 英文 bane(禍害、致命物)。故 ahiṃsā 之否定面正對英文 bane 同根之否定態:不只「不殺」,更是「不為任何眾生之 bane」——不成為他者之禍患。

善位 (avihiṃsā)染位 (vihiṃsā, →#43)
adveṣa-aṃśikādveṣa-aṃśikā
karuṇatānirghṛṇatā(殘忍性)
aviheṭhana-karmikāviheṭhana-karmakā

《阿毘達磨集論》(阿毘達磨-samuccaya,Pradhan 校本,Abhidh-s 7):

avihiṃsā katamā / adveṣa-aṃśikā karuṇatā / aviheṭhana-karmikā //

何為不害?無瞋之分位(adveṣa-aṃśika)之悲心(karuṇatā)為性。為不損惱(aviheṭhana)為業。

Asg 梵文成唯識論 (Xuanzang)
adveṣa-aṃśikā謂即無瞋…假名不害
karuṇatā悲愍為業
aviheṭhana-karmikā不為損惱

Asg 採 avihiṃsā 形(vi- 加之否定),非 ahiṃsā;前者為阿毘達磨技術用語,後者為早期/通俗用語(及甘地以後之政治術語)。

按:Asg 以 karuṇatā 為不害之體,aṃśika(分位/假名)標其為 adveṣa 之分立面——玄奘「假名不害」直譯 aṃśika,「悲愍為業」直譯 karuṇatā;不害(→#29)↔ 害(→#43)為本論正染兩側最簡潔之形態學對聯,aṃśikā 之框架在善位/染位皆顯,結構之嚴密超乎其篇幅。

pāḷi

南傳論藏(論藏)五十二心所列表中,avihiṃsā 並未獨立列為心所——而是分配至:

  1. karuṇā(悲)作為四 appamaññā(無量)之一,列於 sobhana 心所(cetasika)中
  2. avihiṃsā-saṅkappa 為八正道之 sammā-saṅkappa 三支之一(經文層)
  3. avihiṃsā-dhātuDhātuvibhaṅga 三淨界(出離/無瞋/不害)之一

故瑜伽行派 avihiṃsā (#29) ↔ Pāli karuṇā 為等位對應。Asg 自身定義(adveṣa-aṃśikā karuṇatā)已明示此等位——Asg 以 karuṇatā 為不害之體,Pāli 以 avihiṃsā 為 karuṇā 之現起(paccupaṭṭhāna),是「同一道理,兩家分以不同面相為主名」之典型。

《清淨道論》IX karuṇā 四義(俟 PTS 校本直查):

四義karuṇā
lakkhaṇadukkhāpanayanākārappavatti拔苦相
rasaparadukkhāsahana不忍他人之苦
現起 paccupaṭṭhānaavihiṃsā / akhilatā不害
足處 padaṭṭhāna見受苦者之無助

Vism 以 avihiṃsā 為 karuṇā 之現起(manifestation),與 Asg 以 karuṇatā 為 avihiṃsā 之體(nature)互為鏡像——同一道理,兩家分以不同面相為主名。

按:瑜伽行派 avihiṃsā (心所(cetasika) #29) ↔ 南傳 karuṇā (in 4 appamaññā) 為南北等位映射中最完美之「鏡像互認」案例——Asg 說「不害之體是悲」,Vism 說「悲之現起是不害」,兩句皆真,兩傳分立主名而識其互依。

漢綜述zh-synthesis

詞源

「不害」之梵文 avihiṃsā(阿毘達磨技術用語;早期通俗形為 ahiṃsā)為否定前綴 a- + vi-hiṃsā(< hiṃs-,√han「擊、殺」之欲動 jighāṃsa- 凍結為次根;n→ṃ 為塞擦音前之鼻音同化)——「不傷」「不害」「不殺」。印歐祖語 *gʷʰen-(擊、殺)同源於拉丁 dē-fendō / of-fendō(防禦)、希臘 theinō(擊)、日耳曼 *banô(殺、致死)→ 古英 bana → 英文 bane(禍害、致命物)。ahiṃsā 之否定面正對英文 bane 之同根否定:不害之義,不只「不殺」,更是「不成為任何眾生之 bane(禍患)」。Asg 採 avihiṃsā 形(加 vi- 強化),非 ahiṃsā;後者為早期用語及現代政治術語(甘地以後),阿毘達磨語境應以 avihiṃsā 為準。

義理

《阿毘達磨集論》定義不害(善心所第十一,Abhidh-s 7):「avihiṃsā katamā / adveṣa-aṃśikā karuṇatā / aviheṭhana-karmikā //」——「無瞋之分位adveṣa-aṃśika)之悲心karuṇatā)為性;為不損惱aviheṭhana)為業。」Asg 以兩個術語承載全部義理:aṃśikā(分位 / 假名)標其為 adveṣa→#23)之一個面向,非獨立實體;karuṇatā(悲心)標其具體是哪一面向——悲愍面而非慈愛面(慈 = 無瞋之 mettā 模式;悲 = 無瞋之 karuṇā 模式)。《成唯識論》卷六「謂即無瞋,於有情所,不為損惱,假名不害」逐字對應:adveṣa-aṃśikā = 「謂即無瞋…假名不害」;karuṇatā = 「悲愍為業」;aviheṭhana = 「不為損惱」。「不為損惱」與「無瞋與樂」之對比為成論精細處理:無瞋(→#23)翻對「斷物命之瞋」,以「與樂」為其業;不害正對「損惱物之害」,以「拔苦」為其業——同一 adveṣa 基底,mettā 面(與樂)vs karuṇā 面(拔苦)之兩種展開。不害 ↔ 害(→#43 vihiṃsādveṣa-aṃśikā nirghṛṇatā)為 Asg 之三詞項形態學鏡像——三梵詞項(adveṣa-aṃśikādveṣa-aṃśikākaruṇatānirghṛṇatāaviheṭhanaviheṭhana)、前綴反轉、aṃśika 框架,完整編碼悲愍↔殘忍之對立,是善心所末條與隨煩惱對應條之收尾對聯。同 cluster 內,→#50 放逸 ↔ →#29 不害 為四軸完全反相之鏡像對(依存四法 + 善法 + 有漏 + 業軸,詳序 §4.5)——不害同時參與兩種鏡像架構:與 →#43 害之三詞項鏡像、與 →#50 放逸之四軸鏡像。

南北

南傳論藏(論藏)五十二心所中,avihiṃsā 並未獨立列為心所,而以 karuṇā(悲)之名列於四無量(appamaññā)心所中,avihiṃsā 則現身於:(1) 八正道正思惟(sammā-saṅkappa)之三支之一;(2) Dhātuvibhaṅga 三淨界之一;(3) karuṇā 之現起(paccupaṭṭhāna)。故唯識 avihiṃsā→#29)↔ 南傳 karuṇā 為等位對應——Asg 以 karuṇatā 為不害之體,Vism 以 avihiṃsākaruṇā 之現起(avihiṃsā / akhilatā),兩句皆真,兩傳分立主名而識其互依。正思惟三支之共傳定式(DN 22 / MN 141 / MN 117 / SN 45.8 四經一致):「Nekkhammasaṅkappo, abyāpādasaṅkappo, avihiṃsāsaṅkappo」——不害為正思惟三支之末,攝入道品而有共傳深度。《清淨道論》IX karuṇā 四相:相(拔苦相,dukkhāpanayanākārappavatti)、業(不忍他人之苦,paradukkhāsahana)、現(不害avihiṃsā)、足處(見受苦者之無助)——以 avihiṃsākaruṇā 之現起,與 Asg 以 karuṇatāavihiṃsā 之體互為鏡像。

修持

不害(→#29)為善十一之末,以無瞋(→#23)一分假立,為全善心所群之收結。其修持路徑:adveṣa→#23,不擊、不抗拒)→ avihiṃsā→#29,不傷、悲愍)→ mahā-karuṇā(大悲,三種悲:眾生緣、法緣、無緣)——同一 adveṣa 基底,三層深化。《成唯識論》翻立不害三理由:(1) 「害雖亦然,而數現起損惱他故」——損惱之慣性必須以不害之專名對治;(2)「障無上乘勝因悲故」——大悲為菩薩行之勝因,不害為其心所基礎;(3)「為了知彼增上過失」——明見害之嚴重性,故翻立不害。善十一以悲愍收結——不貪(alobha)、不瞋(adveṣa)、不癡(amoha)之三善根底色,以「不成為眾生之禍患」作為全群最後的義理著落。

譯名

玄奘以「不害」取 avihiṃsā,否定以「不」字呈現,「害」字直承 hiṃsā(傷、害)——結構清晰,與「害」(→#43)之對偶亦由此顯。英譯 Non-harming(菩提比丘)優於 Non-violence(後甘地政治語感,失心所層面之精度)或 Non-cruelty(偏向 nirghṛṇatā 之反面)。⭐ 不害為善十一之末,假有心所;以 adveṣa→#23)之悲愍分位假立,↔ vihiṃsā→#43 害)為 Asg 之三詞項形態學對聯,並同時與 →#50 放逸構成四軸完全反相鏡像(詳序 §4.5);善心所以「不成為眾生之 bane」收結,呼應印歐祖語 *gʷʰen- 根之否定面。

不害 ——無瞋之悲愍分位,於諸有情不為損惱,無瞋為性;對治損害,悲愍為業。(假有,以無瞋一分假立)

英綜述en-synthesis

Etymology

Sanskrit a-vi-hiṃsā (the Abhidharma technical form, with vi- intensifier; the early/popular form is a-hiṃsā) compounds the negation with hiṃsā, derived from hiṃs- — a desiderative form (jighāṃsa-) of √han "to strike, slay" frozen into a secondary root, with regular n→ṃ nasal assimilation before the sibilant. The PIE root is *gʷʰen- "to strike, slay" — a generative IE root: Latin dē-fendō, of-fendō; Greek theínō (I strike); Proto-Germanic *banô → Old English bana → modern English bane (ruin, lethal thing). Ahiṃsā therefore stands against the same root as English bane. "Non-harming" (preferred here) captures the broad scope; "non-violence" (post-Gandhian political coinage) narrows the term to behavioral non-coercion and loses the cetasika-level mental-impulse scope.

Doctrinal frame

Avihiṃsā is the eleventh and last of the eleven wholesome cetasikas in Yogācāra — the third prajñapti (假有) factor in the wholesome list, alongside apramāda (#27) and upekṣā (#28). Asaṅga's Abhidharma-samuccaya defines it tersely: adveṣa-aṃśikā karuṇatā — "the karuṇā-aspect that is a portion (aṃśikā) of non-aversion." Two terms carry the load: aṃśikā (a portion, partial-aspect, prajñapti-marker) signals no independent substance — it is a facet of adveṣa (#23); karuṇatā names what facet specifically. Function: aviheṭhana-karmikanon-affliction. Xuanzang preserves the structure exactly: 假名不害 (aṃśikā) + 悲愍 (karuṇatā) + 不為損惱 (aviheṭhana). The Yogācāra distinction between adveṣa (#23) and avihiṃsā (#29) is precise: adveṣa gives joy (the mettā-mode, 與樂); avihiṃsā removes suffering (the karuṇā-mode, 拔苦). Same substrate, two operational outputs.

The morphological mirror. Asaṅga arranges avihiṃsā (#29) and vihiṃsā (#43) as exact Sanskrit pairs: adveṣa-aṃśikā karuṇatā / aviheṭhanadveṣa-aṃśikā nirghṛṇatā / viheṭhana. The wholesome and unwholesome entries are constructed by sign-flipping at every node of an identical formula. This is the same pattern as apramāda (#27) ↔ pramāda (#50), upekṣā (#28) ↔ the agitated states, vīrya (#25) ↔ kausīdya (#45) — but avihiṃsā / vihiṃsā is the most concise: three Sanskrit terms, reversed at every node, encoding the complete moral polarity of compassion vs. cruelty.

Cross-tradition

The convergence on karuṇā = avihiṃsā anchors this dharma's cross-tradition position: Visuddhimagga IX gives karuṇā's four marks: characteristic dukkhāpanayanākārappavatti (the removing-of-suffering mode), function paradukkhāsahana (not-bearing-others'-suffering), manifestation avihiṃsā (non-harming), proximate cause the seeing of those overwhelmed by suffering. The mirror is exact: where Asaṅga makes karuṇatā the substance of avihiṃsā, Theravāda makes avihiṃsā the manifestation of karuṇā. Two traditions, two naming choices, one doctrine: the Theravāda 52-cetasika list reserves the name for karuṇā; Yogācāra reserves the name for avihiṃsā. Both agree on what they are naming.

Practitioner's seam

The Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra names mahā-karuṇā — great compassion — as "the mother of the prajñā-pāramitā" and "the grandmother of all buddhas." The structural reason: bodhicitta's aspirational character is not a separate factor added to adveṣa; it is adveṣa operating in its avihiṃsā mode, refined to the universal scope of all sentient beings. The three grades of compassion (sattvārambaṇa / dharmārambaṇa / anārambaṇa) describe progressive deepenings of avihiṃsā itself: from beings, to recognition of beings as empty aggregates, to the compassion arising spontaneously from realization of emptiness with no specific object. The cultivation arc: adveṣaavihiṃsāmahā-karuṇā. Same substrate cetasika, three operational depths.

Translation

Non-harming — the karuṇā-aspect that is a portion of non-aversion, oriented toward all sentient beings: this is its nature (no separate substance; the compassion-shaped operational mode of non-aversion). To produce non-affliction — to counter cruelty and to act with compassion: this is its function.

translator's note

譯者按: 不害(→#29)↔ 害(→#43)為百法正染兩側最簡練之形態學對聯——Asg 以三個梵文詞項、兩個前綴之反轉、一個 aṃśika 框架,完整編碼慈悲與殘酷之對立。不害為善心所之末,卻以大悲之名收結——善法之終,是「不成為眾生之 bane」,以此呼應印歐祖語 *gʷʰen- 根之深層否定。詳見 S3-P08 §3.8。