法苑珠林 97.6

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如十二品生死經云。佛言。人死有十二品。何等十二。一曰無餘死者。謂羅漢。無所著也。二曰度於死者。謂阿那含。不復還也。三曰有餘死者。謂斯陀含。往而還也。四曰學度死者。謂須陀洹。見道迹也。五曰無欺死者。謂八等人也。六曰歡喜死者。謂行一心也。七曰數數死者。謂惡戒人也。八曰悔死者。謂凡夫也。九曰橫死者。謂孤獨苦也。十曰縛著死者。謂畜生也。十一曰燒灼死者。謂地獄也。十二曰飢渴死者。謂餓鬼也。比丘當曉知是。勿為放逸也。

As the Twelve Categories of Birth and Death Sūtra states: The Buddha said, 'Human death has twelve categories. What are the twelve? The first is death without residue, which refers to arhats who are free from attachment. The second is crossing beyond death, which refers to anāgāmins who do not return. The third is death with residue, which refers to sakṛdāgāmins who depart and return. The fourth is death of learning to cross over, which refers to srotāpannas who see the path. The fifth is death without deceit, which refers to people of the eight stages. The sixth is death with joyful mind, which refers to those who practice one-pointedness of mind. The seventh is frequent death, which refers to people of evil morality. The eighth is death with regret, which refers to ordinary worldlings. The ninth is untimely death, which refers to the lonely and destitute. The tenth is death of bound attachment, which refers to animals. The eleventh is death of burning and scorching, which refers to the hells. The twelfth is death of hunger and thirst, which refers to hungry ghosts. Monks should clearly understand this and not be negligent.'