法苑珠林 97.17

97.17

The commentary says: The linked cycle of birth and death does not depart from conventional truth. Although one may leave the household to aspire to the supreme path, if the segmented [birth and death] have not yet been abandoned and the changeful [birth and death] have not yet been removed, one still relies upon the three realms and drifts along with worldly customs. As for living and dying, all relies on internal and external [teachings]. On the day of one's death, being properly situated, and the decorum of funerary escorts are fully presented below. As for the deceased corpse being situated to the north or south, and the differences between the hun-soul and po-soul, these are now briefly narrated here.