法華經義記 3.42

3.42

問曰：「上言若人遭苦厭老病死，今者何故言貪著於生死，此則前後自相違。」或解釋言，有三種解：一解言，生死有二種，一者三界分段生死，二者是三界外無明住地變易生死。分段之苦交切厭心則顯，變易之苦比於分段此苦則微。且自昔日三乘教不說有無明住地之苦，就昔教既不說有此生死之苦，則於是苦無有厭心，故言貪著。第二解言，故始須陀洹等，若論求道之邊此則遭苦厭老病死猶有妻子之愛，此則是貪著於生死。此兩解隨意用之，後又言機中有厭情則有貪也。

Question: 'Above it said that if people encounter suffering they become weary of old age, sickness, and death; why does it now say that they are greedily attached to birth and death? This is mutually contradictory between before and after.' An explanation says there are three interpretations: One interpretation says: birth and death are of two kinds: first, the fragmentary birth and death within the three realms; second, the transformed birth and death of the ground of ignorance beyond the three realms. The suffering of fragmentary [birth and death] is intensely pressing, so the weary mind is manifest; compared to fragmentary [birth and death], this suffering of transformed [birth and death] is subtle. Furthermore, the former three-vehicle teaching did not speak of the suffering of the ground of ignorance; since the former teaching did not speak of the suffering of this birth and death, toward this suffering they had no weary mind, and hence it is called greedy attachment. The second interpretation says: formerly when they were beginning as srotāpannas and the like, if discussed in terms of seeking the path, they encountered suffering and were weary of old age, sickness, and death, yet still had love for wife and children; this, then, is greedy attachment to birth and death. Use these two interpretations as one pleases. Later it also says: within the capacity there is weariness, yet in affection there is greed.