仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 1.71

1.71

Explanation: This generally clarifies and designates their rank to praise their virtues; that is, the eighteen hundred were all of the fruit of non-learning. "Arhat" is a Sanskrit word; it has multiple meanings. According to the Vibhāṣā-śāstra, fascicle ninety-four, it is explained with four meanings: "a-" correctly means "non-" and is translated conceptually as "slaying"; "-rahan" means "foe"; slaying the foe of afflictions is called an arhat. It also means "worthy of receiving the wonderful offerings of the world." It also means "non-arising," because they do not arise again within the dharmas of birth and death. It also means "distancing from evil," because they stay far away from all evil, unwholesome dharmas. Both the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa and the Vijñaptimātratāsiddhi translate it as "worthy" (ying), which has three meanings: worthy because they have already forever slain the foe of afflictions; worthy to receive the wonderful offerings of the world; and worthy not to receive fragmented rebirth again. Regarding "outflows" (āsrava), this clarifies the hindrances that are severed. Because the substance of outflows is not single, they are called "all." Specifically there are three: first, the outflow of desire (kāmāsrava); second, the outflow of existence (bhavāsrava); third, the outflow of ignorance (avidyāsrava).