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淨名經集解關中疏 2.326

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2.326

"He says: 'This is hell, this is the animal realm, this is the realm of hungry ghosts. These are the places of difficulty; these are the rebirth places of foolish people. This is bodily misconduct, and this is the retribution for bodily misconduct. This is verbal misconduct, and this is the retribution for verbal misconduct. This is mental misconduct, and this is the retribution for mental misconduct.'" (Second, listing the unyielding words. The Lotus Sūtra considers words that penetrate the true mark to be a gentle voice; therefore, here, everything from hell up to the worldly and nirvāṇic distinctions—not being non-dual words that exhaust the ultimate principle—is entirely called 'unyielding words'. The text explains this with reference to the five vehicles. This is the human vehicle, wherein one avoids the eight difficulties as a result and avoids the three misconducts as a cause, encountering the Buddha-Dharma, having correct faith, and cultivating practice.)

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