[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [金剛經纂要刊定記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702) › 4.21 # 金剛經纂要刊定記 4.21 金剛經纂要刊定記 4.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.4.21) 稟命之始名曰受生，即初起之時也。卵等四異故云差別。謂：卵㲉中生，胎藏中生，依濕而生，化忽然生，故不同也。然三界眾生不出五道，以四攝五亦得具足。故疏次云「天獄等化生」，斯則從狹之寬，明也。 > The beginning of receiving life is called "taking birth," which is the time of initial arising. The four differences such as egg are why it says "distinctions." Namely: born from within an eggshell, born from within a womb, born dependent on moisture, and suddenly born by transformation; therefore they are not the same. However, sentient beings of the three realms do not go beyond the five destinies, and using the four \[births\] to subsume the five is also complete. Therefore the commentary next says "transformationally born in the heavens and hells, etc.," which makes clear proceeding from the narrower to the broader. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.4.20) - [Next: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.4.22) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702~en-mt.4.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.4.21) · Pramāṇa