法華玄義釋籤 12.40

12.40

下下法界有上上機，如地獄中有九界機，鬼中有八，畜中有七，乃至菩薩有佛界機，此則可爾。如何佛界有九界機，菩薩有八乃至鬼中有一耶？

The lower dharma realms having the uppermost capacities—such as hell having the capacities of nine realms, ghosts having eight, animals having seven, up to bodhisattvas having the capacity of the Buddha realm—this is acceptable. But how can the Buddha realm have the capacities of the nine realms, bodhisattvas have eight, down to ghosts having one?