瑜伽師地論略纂 15.97

15.97

此中言焰魔王，即〈本地分〉曰靜息王也，靜息諸非。准此文意，焰魔使者、獄率童子等，並自業力生，非由化生數，其使曰者之中，故應情數。

Where it speaks here of King Yama, that is the "King of Quelling" mentioned in the *Maulī Bhūmi*, who quells all wrongdoings. According to the meaning of this text, Yama's messengers, the prison wardens, boys, and the like are all born from the force of their own karma and are not included among apparitional beings; since the messenger is among beings, they should belong to the category of sentient beings.