大般涅槃經集解 65.56

65.56

案僧亮曰：有眾生有五陰，名眾生陰，是有為也。二者謂因果也。三者謂三界也。四者謂四生也。五者謂五道。六者為六趣也。七者謂七識處也。八者謂八神生也。或云：是八禪，此不攝有，盡似非人。九者謂九眾生居也。不得佛意，不解廣略，直以五六為定也。僧宗曰：第十五諍論也。佛說一有至二十五，皆是隨方釋化。

Sengliang comments: There being sentient beings has the five aggregates, called the sentient being aggregates, which are conditioned (saṃskṛta). Two refers to cause and effect. Three refers to the three realms. Four refers to the four modes of birth. Five refers to the five paths. Six refers to the six destinies. Seven refers to the seven stations of consciousness. Eight refers to the eight births of spirits—or, some say these are the eight dhyānas, yet this does not encompass existence and would seem not to include humans. Nine refers to the nine abodes of sentient beings. Failing to grasp the Buddha's intent and not understanding the broad and the concise, people rigidly take five or six as definitive. Sengzong says: This is the fifteenth dispute. The Buddha's expounding from one realm of existence up to twenty-five are all pedagogical adaptations responding to circumstances.