金光明經文句記 5.255

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第三、〈鬼神品〉，二：初、釋題，二：初、正解題，二：初、正釋鬼神，二：初、釋鬼。歸者，《尸子》曰「人死曰歸」。云云者，《觀佛三昧經》云「修羅與天帝戰時，空中刀輪而下，修羅軍眾身支墮落，即便怖畏竄隱藕絲。」若依俗釋者，鄭玄云：「聖人之精氣謂之神，賢智之精氣謂之鬼。」《禮記》曰「明則有禮樂，幽則有鬼神。」

Third, the Chapter on Ghosts and Spirits, in two: first, explaining the title, in two: first, directly explaining the title, in two: first, directly explaining ghosts and spirits, in two: first, explaining ghosts. 'Returning' [gui]: Shizi states, 'When a person dies, it is called returning [gui].' Regarding the details: the Sūtra on the Samādhi of Contemplating the Buddha states, 'When the asuras fought with the Lord of Devas, wheels of blades fell from the sky, and the limbs and bodies of the asura army dropped off; they were immediately terrified and hid themselves inside lotus filaments.' If relying on mundane explanations, Zheng Xuan says: 'The subtle vapor of a sage is called a spirit; the subtle vapor of a worthy and wise person is called a ghost.' The Liji states: 'In the manifest there are rites and music; in the obscure there are ghosts and spirits.'