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仁王經疏 1.148

仁王經疏 1.148

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1.148

問:地獄來不?若來者,《瑜伽》等說如何會釋?彼說:地獄一向純苦,傍生、鬼界一分亦爾。若不來者,如何此經有五道眾?答:有兩釋。一云:不來,《瑜伽》等說純苦處故;而此經云五道眾者,從多分說。一云:亦來,此經說有五道眾故、《陀羅尼經》中有地獄眾故。《瑜伽》等云一向苦者,從多分說、據自力說。《大品》云「佛光整照,苦得息故。」

Question: Do those from the hells come or not? If they come, how are we to reconcile and explain statements in the Yogācārabhūmi and elsewhere? They state: 'The hells are entirely pure suffering, and a portion of the animal and ghost realms is also like this.' If they do not come, why does this sūtra speak of an assembly of the five destinies? Answer: There are two explanations. One says: they do not come, because the Yogācārabhūmi and other texts state that it is a place of pure suffering; when this sūtra speaks of an assembly of the five destinies, it speaks according to the majority. Another says: they also come, because this sūtra says there is an assembly of the five destinies, and in the Dhāraṇī-sūtra there is an assembly from the hells. The statements in the Yogācārabhūmi and elsewhere that it is 'pure suffering' are made according to the majority, or based on their own power. The Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā says: 'Because the Buddha's light shines evenly, their suffering is allayed.'

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