仁王經疏 1.157

1.157

問：人及天各說四眾，有何所以？答：如《瑜伽》第十五說，七因緣故建立八眾。故彼論云「四因緣故，於人趣中建立四眾；三因緣故，於天趣中建立四眾。最增上故、世間共許為福田故、受用資財不由他故、棄捨一切世資財故，由此四緣，於人趣中建立四眾。依地邊際故、欲界邊際故、諸行邊際故，由此三緣，於天趣中建立四眾。」若依《智度論》第十別釋所以，恐繁不述。

Question: For what reason are four assemblies spoken of respectively for humans and devas? Answer: As stated in the fifteenth fascicle of the *Yogācārabhūmi*, eight assemblies are established based on seven causal conditions. Therefore that treatise states: 'Because of four causal conditions, four assemblies are established within the human destiny; because of three causal conditions, four assemblies are established within the deva destiny. Because they are the most supreme; because they are mutually acknowledged by the world as fields of merit; because their consumption and use of material necessities do not depend on others; and because they renounce all worldly material necessities—due to these four conditions, four assemblies are established within the human destiny. Because they are based on the limit of terrestrial existence; because of the limit of the desire realm; and because of the limit of conditioned phenomena—due to these three conditions, four assemblies are established within the deva destiny.' If one follows the distinct explanation of the reasons given in the tenth fascicle of the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa*, fearing verbosity, it is not expounded here.