法苑珠林 6.89

6.89

依樓炭經說。畜生不同。大約有其三種。一魚。二鳥。三獸。於此三中。一一無量。魚有六千四百種。鳥有四千五百種。獸有二千四百種。於彼經中。但列總數不別列名。正法念經。種數不同有四十億。亦不列名。

According to the *Loutan jing*, animals are not uniform, but broadly speaking there are three kinds: first, fish; second, birds; third, beasts. Within these three, each is immeasurable. There are 6,400 kinds of fish, 4,500 kinds of birds, and 2,400 kinds of beasts. In that sūtra, it only lists the general numbers and does not list the names individually. The *Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra* states that the different kinds number four billion, and likewise does not list their names.