大般涅槃經義記 5.234

5.234

無畏治中，初先明其三昧之體，「菩薩入是諸三昧王，若欲」已下明三昧用。三昧體中，初言「菩薩得二十五三昧壞二十五有」總以標舉，如《楞伽》說入初地時得是三昧，故破諸有。問曰：初地生死未盡，何能破壞二十五有？釋言：生死有其二種：一是分段、二是變易。分段之中有其善道、惡道之別：惡道殘氣初地時盡；善道之中有麁有細，麁盡初地，細至佛地。初地離麁，故說能壞二十五有。曲細論之，如彼二種生死章中具廣分別。次廣辯列，下總結嘆，「是名得二十五三昧、斷二十五有」是總結也。「如是三昧名三昧王」是嘆勝也，三昧中勝故說為王，以是王故，一一之中備攝無量百千眷屬。三昧用中，五句可知。

Within the remedies of fearlessness, [the text] first explains the essence of the samādhis; from "when a bodhisattva enters these kings of samādhis, if they wish..." onward, it explains the functioning of the samādhis. Within the essence of the samādhis, the opening phrase, "A bodhisattva attains the twenty-five samādhis and destroys the twenty-five realms of existence," serves as a general heading. As stated in the Laṅkāvatāra [Sūtra], upon entering the first bhūmi one attains these samādhis and thereby destroys all realms of existence. Question: Samsāra is not yet exhausted at the first bhūmi; how can one destroy the twenty-five realms of existence? Answer: There are two kinds of samsāra: the first is fragmented [samsāra], and the second is transformational [samsāra]. Within fragmented [samsāra], there is the distinction between wholesome destinies and wretched destinies: the residual karmic energy of the wretched destinies is exhausted at the first bhūmi; within the wholesome destinies, there are coarse and subtle [forms], where the coarse are exhausted at the first bhūmi and the subtle extend up to the buddha-stage. At the first bhūmi one is free from the coarse, and thus it is said that one can destroy the twenty-five realms of existence. In fine detail, this is fully analyzed as in the chapter on the two kinds of samsāra. Next, they are extensively expounded and listed; below, the summary concludes in praise: "This is called attaining the twenty-five samādhis and severing the twenty-five realms of existence" is the general conclusion. "Such samādhis are called kings of samādhis" is the praise of their supremacy. Because they are supreme among samādhis, they are called kings; because they are kings, each and every one fully encompasses immeasurable hundreds of thousands of retinue [samādhis]. Within the functioning of the samādhis, the five clauses can be understood.