釋淨土群疑論 4.21

4.21

釋曰：生彼凡夫雖具煩惱，由闕惡境，不起何妨。如地獄眾生，十不善業道中唯起五業道，貪、瞋、邪見、惡口、綺語。地獄雖是惡趣，尚闕五惡業，況於淨土而無闕惡不生耶？

Explanation: Although an ordinary person born there is possessed of afflictions, because evil objects are lacking, what prevents them from not arising? For instance, among the ten paths of unwholesome action, sentient beings in the hells only give rise to five paths of action: greed, anger, wrong view, harsh speech, and frivolous speech. Although the hells are an evil destiny, they still lack five unwholesome actions; how much more so in the pure land could there not be an absence of evils such that they do not arise?