成唯識論演祕 5.616

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答：傳有兩釋：一云：彼雖無有財等，於自苦具亦有慳故；二云：於自所知之法容有慳也。曰：初釋全非，誰於苦具，見愛惜耶？第二理通。按《大般若》，菩薩於彼，以三乘道化彼有情，明容聞法，故知於法，慳亦何失？今復釋云：但言慳法得苦受俱，非言有苦皆有慳也。純苦鬼、畜苦得慳俱，不違論旨。

Answer: Two interpretations have been handed down. One says: Although they have no wealth and so forth there, they also possess stinginess with respect to their own instruments of suffering. The second says: It is possible for them to possess stinginess regarding the dharmas that they themselves know. Critique: The first interpretation is entirely incorrect; who would ever behold love and attachment toward instruments of suffering? The second is coherent in principle. According to the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra, bodhisattvas teach the sentient beings there through the paths of the three vehicles, clearly showing that it is possible for them to hear the Dharma; hence what error is there in knowing that they can be stingy with respect to the Dharma? Now it is further explained: It is only stated that the dharma of stinginess can be associated with painful feeling, not that wherever painful feeling exists stinginess must exist. For preta and animals of unadulterated suffering, painful feeling can be associated with stinginess, which does not contravene the intent of the Treatise.