妙法蓮華經玄贊 5.294

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贊曰：此慳貪燒逼諸趣輪迴也。已得之財貪著，未得之物追求，故生眾苦，前之五欲亦即是此求不得苦。《金剛般若論》中解施七寶滿恒沙界，不如持經一四句偈云「因財生煩惱，如世界微塵，乃因持經滅此煩惱，故施財福小持經福多」。五趣輪迴之苦至頌當釋。貧窮困苦唯在人間，愛難、怨會通人天，有強力天子入天宮內，奪其妻子驅出自宮等是也。如《瑜伽》第四具說諸天五趣等苦。地獄等相頌中當說，以人天中境界殊妙，多有愛別離苦、怨憎會苦，所以偏說，應廣引《瑜伽》以注此處，與非天鬪事等。

The Commentary says: This is the burning and torment of stinginess and greed, and the transmigration in the various destinies. Being greedily attached to wealth already obtained and pursuing things not yet obtained, one therefore gives rise to multiple sufferings; the previous five desires are also precisely this suffering of not getting what one seeks. In the Commentary on the Vajracchedikā-prajñāpāramitā, explaining that giving seven treasures filling worlds as many as the sands of the Ganges is not as good as upholding a single four-line verse of the sūtra, it says: "Afflictions arise on account of wealth like the micro-atoms of the worlds; yet on account of upholding the sūtra these afflictions are extinguished, hence the merit of giving wealth is small and the merit of upholding the sūtra is great." The suffering of transmigration in the five destinies will be explained when reaching the verses. Poverty and destitution exist solely among humans; the hardship of separation from what is loved and association with what is hated extend to both humans and devas, such as when a powerful deva enters a heavenly palace, seizes another's wife and children, and drives him out of his own palace. As the fourth [fascicle] of the Yogācārabhūmi explains in detail the sufferings of devas, the five destinies, and so forth. The characteristics of hells and the like will be explained in the verses. Because the realms among humans and devas are exquisite and wonderful, there is much suffering of separation from what is loved and suffering of association with what is hated; therefore they are specifically spoken of. One should extensively cite the Yogācārabhūmi to comment on this passage, such as the matters of fighting with asuras.