俱舍論記 13.39

13.39

「有執焰滅時由法非法力」者，此是勝論異計。法、非法，德句義攝。於人有益名法，於人無益名非法。由此二力，能生諸法、能滅諸法。如闇室中有一明燈，若望受用者燈在有益，即是法生；燈滅無益，即非法滅。若望盜竊者，燈在無益，即非法生；燈滅有益，即是法滅。

[On the text,] "Some hold that when a flame is destroyed, it is by the power of dharma and adharma": This is a divergent doctrine of the Vaiśeṣikas. Dharma and adharma are subsumed under the category of quality (guṇa-padārtha). That which is beneficial to people is called dharma; that which is not beneficial to people is called adharma. By the power of these two, they can produce all phenomena and can destroy all phenomena. For example, in a dark room there is a bright lamp: from the perspective of the user, the presence of the lamp is beneficial, which is the arising of dharma; the extinguishment of the lamp is not beneficial, which is the destruction by adharma. From the perspective of a thief, the presence of the lamp is not beneficial, which is the arising of adharma; the extinguishment of the lamp is beneficial, which is the destruction by dharma.