妙法蓮華經文句 2.130

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「阿修羅」者，此云無酒，四天下採花醞於大海，魚龍業力其味不變，瞋妬誓斷，故言無酒神，亦云不端，彌天安師云「質諒」。質諒，直信也。此神諂曲，不與名相稱。有二種：鬼道攝者，居大海邊；畜生道攝者，居大海底。

"Asura", translated here as "without liquor". They gather flowers throughout the four continents and brew them in the great ocean; but through the karmic power of the fish and dragons, the flavor does not change, so in anger and jealousy they vow to abstain; hence they are called the spirits without liquor. It also means "not handsome". Master Dao'an, whose fame fills heaven, says they are called "sincere and straightforward". "Sincere and straightforward" means upright and truthful. These spirits are crooked and flattery-prone, not corresponding to this name. There are two kinds: those subsumed under the ghost realm, who dwell beside the great ocean; and those subsumed under the animal realm, who dwell at the bottom of the great ocean.