金剛經纂要刊定記 4.19

4.19

Regarding "universally delivering the three realms": this explains the meaning of "vast." All sentient beings do not exceed the three realms; universally delivering the three realms is only then called vast. If a single sentient being is not delivered, it is not vast. Therefore the sūtra indicates: "whatever kinds of sentient beings there are," which encompasses them comprehensively. In Sanskrit it is bahujana, which here means "sentient beings." The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: "Born amidst the aggregation of the five aggregates, they are therefore called sentient beings." The Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra says: "With intentional karma as cause, and egg, womb, moisture, and transformation as conditions, the initial arising of the five aggregates is called birth." "Kinds" means types or classes, namely the four such as womb-born and egg-born.