仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 2.363

2.363

The commentary states: 'The three grades of worthies and ten stages of sages abide in karmic retribution' is explained in terms of persons. Regarding the two kinds of birth and death, fractional and transformational, whether bodies or lands, they ride upon causes to experience fruition, thus abiding in karmic retribution. 'Only the Buddha alone dwells in the pure land': the Tathāgata is also called the Unexcelled Enlightened One; wherever the body resides is completely a pure land. 'All sentient beings abide only temporarily' is explained in terms of dharmas. Prior to equal enlightenment, whether worthies or sages, conditioned arising and ceasing do not abide for even a single thought-moment; even if they realize suchness, they still abide only temporarily. 'Ascending the adamantine plateau, one is constantly immovable': this has two meanings. Some say: at the stage of true liberation of the Buddha-fruition, cognition constantly realizes suchness, and suchness and cognition are equal; hence it is called immovable. Because it is motionless and continuous, both are called constant. Others say: after the adamantine absorption of the Buddha-fruition, one realizes the source of quiescent cessation, where body and cognition are serene and constantly immovable. Hereafter, the second part consists of two and a half verses praising the depth of the Buddha's compassion. Within this, there are three parts: first, the first part praises the depth of compassion as a whole.