六根和六尘是生命之树的十二个生长处，是植物的十二个生长点。

The six roots and six dusts are the twelve growing places of the tree of life, the twelve growing points of the plant.

六根，根是因、能生的意思；以能对境生识，故谓之根。言六根者：

一、眼，能见色者是，以能对色而生眼识，故谓眼根。

二、耳，能听声者是，以能对声而生耳识，故谓耳根。

三、鼻，能嗅香者是，以能对香而生鼻识，故谓鼻根。

The six roots, root means cause, can give birth; because it is capable of generating senses in response to changing environments, therefore, it is called the root. The saying of six roots is:

First, the eye, what can see the color is, when it faces colors, can give birth to eye-senses, therefore, it is called the eye root.

Second, the ear, what can hear the sounds is, when it meets the sounds, can generates ear-senses, so it is called the ear-root.

Third, the nose, what can smell the incense is, when is meets incense, can produce nose-senses, so, it is called the nose-root.

四、舌，能尝味者是，以能对味而生舌识，故谓舌根。

五、身，能感触者是，以能对触而生身识，故谓身根。

六、意（注），能知法者是，以能对法而生意识，故谓意根。

此六根还有六受、六入、六处等名义。

Fourth, the tongue, what can taste the flavor is, when it encounters tastes, generate tongue-senses, so it is called the tongue-root.

Fifth, the body, what can feel touches is, when it reacts to touches, can produce body-senses, so it is called the body-root.

Sixth, the intent (Annotation), what know the laws is, when it faces the laws, can give births to intent-senses, so it is called the intent-root.

These six roots also have the names of the six acceptances, the six entries, and the six places.

注11.3，意指代现代心理学中的前意识。佛教称前意识为末那识。古人说末那识形象细微难知，所以用它的主要随从 “意” 来代表。在英语文化中，前意识被称为 “夏娃识”。夏娃不是女人吗？是女人！上帝给夏娃识穿上了女人皮后，她就出现在这个世界上了（参见 10.9 神的三位一体）。

Annotation 11.3, Intent to refer to preconsciousness in modern psychology. The pre-consciousness in Buddhism is called Mana-sense. The ancients said that the image of Mana-sense is subtle and difficult to know, so they used its main follower, the Intent, to represent. The preconsciousness in English-speaking culture is called Eve-sense. Isn’t Eve a woman? Yes! After God coated Eve-sense with woman’s skins, she appeared in the world (Cf. 10.9 Godly Trinity).

六尘，六根所接之尘有六：色、声、香、味、触、法。尘即染污之义，以能染污情识故。言六尘者：

一、色，谓眼所见者，如明暗质碍等，以能染污眼根，故谓色尘。

二、声，谓耳所闻者，如动静美恶等，以能染污耳根，故谓声尘。

三、香，谓鼻所嗅者，如通塞香臭等，以能染污鼻根，故谓香尘。

Six dusts, the six roots are contacted to six dusts: color, sound, smell, taste, touch, and law. Dust is the meaning of pollution because it pollutes sentient senses. The six dusts are:

First, the color, what the eye sees is, such as light, darkness, substantial hindrance, etc.; because colors contaminate eye-root, so those are called Color Dusts.

Second, the sound, what the ear hears is, such as movement, quietness, beauty, and evil, etc.; because sounds contaminate eye-root, so those are called Sound Dusts.

Thirdly, the incense, what the nose smells is, such as through, choke, fragrance, and odor, etc.; Because incenses pollute nose-root, so those are called Incense Dusts.

四、味，谓舌所尝者，如咸淡甘辛等，以能染污舌根，故谓味尘。

五、触，谓身所感者，如离合冷暖等，以能染污身根，故谓触尘。

六、法，谓意所知者，如生灭善恶等，以能染污意根，故谓法尘。

此六尘还有六欲、六入、六处、六境、六贼等名义。

Fourth, taste, what the tongue tastes is, such as salty, tasteless, sweet, and pungent, etc.; because tastes contaminate tongue-root, so those are called Taste Dusts.

Fifth, touch, what the body feels is, such as separation, reunion, cold, and warmth, etc.; because touches contaminate body-root, so those are called Touch Dusts.

Sixth, law, what the intent knows is, such as birth, extinction, benevolence, and evil; because laws pollute intent root, so those are called Juristic Dusts.

These six dusts are also known as the six desires, the six entries, the six places, the six environments, and the six thieves.

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