成唯識論掌中樞要 2.39

2.39

Regarding 'destiny and birth', where it speaks of the five destinies: the Buddhabhūmi-śāstra says that because asuras are full of deceit, they are called 'non-gods' (asura). In some sūtras they are expanded into six destinies, but in reality they are subsumed under the god destiny, hence there are five destinies. Other sūtras also state that they are subsumed under the ghost destiny, which accords with reason. Or the Buddhabhūmi-śāstra speaks from the perspective of the majority; in reality they extend across two destinies, as explained in the first volume of the Notes on the Lotus Sūtra.