仁王般若經疏 1.69

1.69

From "eighteen" downward, second, the devas of the form realm rain down flowers of a hundred transformed, varied colors; third, within the devas of the desire realm raining down flowers, it first explains the countless flowers, next explains that the flowers grew as flowers of nine hundred million kalpas, and next explains the place reached by the flowers. First, emitting light is intended to cause sentient beings to destroy darkness and obtain light; next, manifesting flowers is intended to cause sentient beings to cultivate causes and attain the fruit.