俱舍論記 9.7

9.7

Regarding the passage: "When abiding in the basic existence... obstructed by karma": Answer: Even in the basic existence of hell, one is not constantly burning, just as when temporarily visiting the sixteen additional hells one is not burned, let alone in the intermediate state; or just as in Saṃjīva when temporarily encountering a cool breeze, or in accordance with the name "Saṃjīva" when temporarily resting, one is also not constantly burning. Even granted that it could burn, just as the mother's eyes cannot see it and it cannot be touched because the body of the intermediate state is extremely subtle, fire should also be like this. Although the intermediate states of the various destinies reside in a single belly, they share the same subtlety and do not touch or burn one another, because they are obstructed by karma. By this principle, the mother's womb is also not burned, because it is obstructed by karma.