俱舍論記 8.179

8.179

若「爾經頌至無有所止」者，無中有家復引經難。此頌佛為婆羅門說。以彼學外道法，佛見年老，說頌呵嘖。婆羅門名再生，初生名一生，後受婆羅門法復名一生，故受法已名曰再生。如苾芻亦名再生。謂初生及受戒。如卵生亦名再生，謂胎生及卵生。胎外有五位，一嬰孩、二童子、三小年、四盛年、五老年。佛告彼曰：「再生！汝今五位之中，已過四盛位至衰老位，將近琰魔王。」舊云閻羅者訛也。琰魔，此云靜息。謂犯罪人不自知過，於苦不忍，違拒獄卒更造過非。由王示語，便知己罪意分而受。息諍息罪皆由王故，故名息諍。汝今欲往前善趣路，無有施、戒、修等資糧。往生地獄，求住中間復無止。若有中有，如何世尊云彼中間無有所止？以此明知無有中有。

Regarding the passage: "If so, then the sūtra verse... there is nowhere to halt": Those who deny the intermediate state again cite a sūtra to object. This verse was spoken by the Buddha for a brāhmaṇa. Because he was studying non-Buddhist teachings, the Buddha saw that he was advanced in years and spoke the verse to reproach him. A brāhmaṇa is called "twice-born" (dvija): the initial birth is one birth, and later receiving the brāhmaṇa laws is again one birth; therefore, having received the laws, he is called "twice-born." Just as a bhikṣu is also called twice-born, referring to initial birth and receiving the precepts; or just as an egg-born being is also called twice-born, referring to womb-birth and egg-hatching. Outside the womb there are five stages: first, infant; second, young child; third, youth; fourth, prime of life; and fifth, old age. The Buddha said to him: "Twice-born! Among the five stages, you have now passed the four flourishing stages and reached the stage of decline and old age, drawing near to King Yama." The old rendering "Yanluo" is corrupt. Yama here means "quelling." It means that when wrongdoers do not recognize their own offenses and cannot endure suffering, they resist the hell-wardens and commit further transgressions. Due to the king's admonition and instruction, they come to understand their own offenses and accept them willingly. The pacification of dispute and cessation of offense are both brought about by the king, hence the name "pacifying disputes." You now desire to proceed along the path to the good destinies ahead, but you have no provisions of giving, morality, or mental cultivation; going to be born in hell, you seek to abide in the intermediate state, yet there is nowhere to halt. If there were an intermediate state, why did the World-Honoured One say there is nowhere to halt in between? By this, one clearly knows there is no intermediate state.