大般涅槃經集解 66.24

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案僧亮曰：初受苦時，心則生悔，善則還生也。若受苦已切，心亂迷濁，不知生悔，臨出之時乃至悔也。僧宗曰：此利根人也。寶亮曰：若極利根，如五百婆羅門等，止入地獄即能生善，以此人聰明故也。亦由先來未經大苦，今報生地獄，即覺苦重，便能思惟推尋，悟所作非理，即得改心也。若神根小復不如，至出地獄時，在後餘報方能改愅也。其中萬塗，不可定也。道慧記曰：初入之時，受苦始爾，神明未惛，猶得正識；後出地獄，所受苦輕，展其生心，所以二時得生善也。

Sengliang comments: When first undergoing suffering, remorse arises in the mind, and goodness is regenerated. If suffering is already intense, the mind is confused, turbid, and does not know to feel remorse; not until about to leave does one feel remorse. Sengzong says: This refers to a person of sharp faculties. Baoliang says: If one has extremely sharp faculties, like the five hundred brahmins, merely entering hell they are able to generate the good, because such a person is intelligent. This is also because they had previously never experienced great suffering; now, receiving birth in hell, they immediately perceive the severity of the suffering, and are able to reflect, examine, and awaken to the fact that what they did was contrary to principle, thereby instantly changing their mind. If their spiritual faculties are slightly inferior, not until leaving hell, under the subsequent remaining retributions, are they able to reform. There are countless paths within this; it cannot be fixed. Daohui's notes state: At the time of first entering, suffering has just begun, spiritual awareness is not yet dim, and they still have correct consciousness; later, when leaving hell, the suffering endured is light, allowing their mind to arise; therefore, at these two times they are able to generate the good.