諸經要集 12.73

12.73

"The intermediate existences of these devas move with feet down and head up, like a person shooting an arrow upward into the empty sky, rising upward as they go to the six destinies. The intermediate existences of the remaining destinies all travel horizontally, like birds flying through the sky to the place they reach; or like a flying sage painted on a wall, traveling horizontally with the entire body seeking the place of future birth. Question: Are the postures of movement of the intermediate existence all like this? Answer: Not necessarily all so. This is spoken provisionally based on those who die among humans. If one dies in hell and is reborn again in hell, one does not necessarily travel with head down and feet up. If one dies in heaven and is reborn again in the heavenly destiny, one does not necessarily travel with feet down and head up. If one dies in hell and is born in the human destiny, the head should rise upward. If one dies in heaven and is born in the human destiny, the head should turn downward. The intermediate existences of the two destinies of ghosts and animals should be understood as corresponding to the places where they abide."