金剛經纂要刊定記 4.40

4.40

答：「三界統論不出五事，謂：欲、色、想、無想、非有想非無想。然非有無想，即局於有頂一天。色界一天雖名無想，已從多分通名色界，故但指無所有處為無想。其餘三事從空識二處已下，乃至欲界相望，有無寬狹不同。謂：欲界具三，色界無欲，無色界唯想，無色無欲，故立有想之名。色界雖有想，恐濫上名，故立有色之目。欲界雖兼色想，上已沾於二名，揀異彼故但名欲界。下下必具於上上，上上不兼於下下。故立名之本其在茲焉。如有三人：一人解經律論，一人解經律，一人唯解律，揀別立號云云可知。又欲界三欲五妙欲境勝故，色界細妙色勝故，無色想心勝故。由是欲唯欲界，色通二界，想遍三界，無想通上二界，非有想非無想局上一界。斯則不同功德施所釋也。」

Answer: "Speaking comprehensively of the three realms, they do not exceed five factors, namely: desire, form, perception, non-perception, and neither-perception-nor-non-perception. However, 'neither-perception-nor-non-perception' is confined specifically to the single heaven of the Peak of Existence. Although one heaven in the form realm is named 'Non-perception', because it is generally categorized as the form realm according to the majority [of its heavens], only the Sphere of Nothingness is designated as 'non-perception'. As for the other three factors, from the spheres of Space and Consciousness down to the realm of desire, their presence, absence, breadth, and narrowness differ in relation to each other. That is to say: the desire realm possesses all three; the form realm lacks desire; the formless realm has perception alone and lacks form and desire, and so the designation 'with perception' is established for it. Although the form realm has perception, lest it be confused with the name of the higher [realm], the designation 'with form' is established. Although the desire realm combines both form and perception, since the higher [realms] have already taken these two names, it is named simply the 'desire realm' to distinguish it from them. The lowest necessarily possesses what the highest has, but the highest does not include what the lowest has. Therefore, the principle for establishing names lies precisely in this. It is like three men: one understands the sūtras, vinaya, and abhidharma; one understands the sūtras and vinaya; and one understands only the vinaya. How their titles are established by way of distinction can be known accordingly. Furthermore, in the desire realm, the objects of the three desires and five sublime desires are prominent; in the form realm, subtle and sublime form is prominent; and in the formless realm, the mind of perception is prominent. For this reason, desire is found only in the desire realm, form extends through two realms, perception pervades all three realms, non-perception extends through the upper two realms, and neither-perception-nor-non-perception is confined to the highest realm alone. This, then, differs from the explanation of Guṇaprabha."