大乘義章 10.77

10.77

三種住義，出《持地論》，《大智論》中亦具分別。依處名住，住義不同一門說三。三名是何？一是聖住、二是梵住、三是天住。言聖住者，會正之解，名之為聖。聖為人依，故名聖住。亦可聖者是其聖人，聖所依處名為聖住。言梵住者，淨行名梵，梵為人依，名為梵住。亦聖人離欲名梵，梵所居處名為梵住。言天住者，八禪天法，故名為天，天為人依，名為天住。亦可聖人是其淨天，天所居處名為天住。問曰：何故不說人住、鬼畜住等？釋言：通說理亦無傷。以非勝故，是中不論。名義如是（此一門竟）。

The doctrine of the three abidings originates from the Bodhisattvabhūmi, and is also fully distinguished in the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa. That upon which one relies is called an 'abiding'; because the meanings of 'abiding' differ, a single approach speaks of three. What are the three names? First, the noble abiding; second, the brahma abiding; third, the deva abiding. As for 'the noble abiding', understanding that conforms to rectitude is called 'noble'. The noble is what people rely upon, hence it is named the noble abiding. Alternatively, 'noble' refers to the noble person; that upon which the noble person relies is named the noble abiding. As for 'the brahma abiding', pure conduct is called 'brahma'. Brahma is what people rely upon, hence it is named the brahma abiding. Alternatively, the noble person's freedom from desire is called 'brahma'; that in which brahma dwells is named the brahma abiding. As for 'the deva abiding', the dharmas of the eight dhyāna heavens are called 'deva'. The deva is what people rely upon, hence it is named the deva abiding. Alternatively, the noble person is a pure deva; that in which the deva dwells is named the deva abiding. Question: Why not speak of human abidings, ghost and animal abidings, and so forth? Answer: Broadly speaking, the principle would indeed suffer no harm. But because they are not supreme, they are not discussed here. Such are the names and meanings. (This completes the first section.)