首楞嚴義疏注經 8.499
首楞嚴義疏注經 8.499
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8.499
餓鬼附氣，慢習是因，鬼受飢虛，畜充他飽，故為食類，即世間可食之畜也。
The hungry ghost attaches to vapor, with the habit of conceit as its cause. As a ghost it suffered hunger and emptiness; as an animal it fills others' bellies. Therefore it becomes an edible creature, that is, animals in the world that can be eaten.
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