妙法蓮華經玄義 4.115

4.115

天乘位者，修十善道，任運淳熟，通是天因，加修禪定，進升上界。三界天果，高下不同，修因必深淺異也。《正法念》云：六萬山遶須彌，須彌四埵有持鬘天。有十住處，各千由旬。北四、餘各二。南名白摩尼，能十拍手頃，受三歸依。不雜餘心者，生此天受樂。轉輪王十六倍不及一，諸樂具悉從山河流出。二、名峻崖，昔於河濟，造立橋船，度持戒人，兼濟餘人，不作眾惡，果報可知。西方：一、名果命。昔於饑世，守持淨戒，淨身口意，種殖果樹，行者食之，安樂充滿。二、名白功德，昔以華鬘散佛上及塔上。東方：一、名一切喜。昔以華供養持戒人供佛。自力致財買華，果報可知。二、名行道。昔見大火起，焚燒眾生，以水滅之。果報（云云）。北方四者：一、名愛欲。二、名愛境界。三、名意動。四、名遊戲林。初者、見他親友相破，和合諍訟，得生此天。次、昔說法會。次、昔以淨信心供養眾僧掃塔，淨信上田。次、昔持信心，施僧衣，施一果直為作衣價，愛樂隨喜。

The stage of the deva vehicle consists in cultivating the ten good paths of action; when practiced spontaneously and purely matured, this is generally the cause for devas; adding the cultivation of dhyāna-concentration, one ascends to the higher realms. The heavenly fruits of the three realms differ in height and lowness, so the cultivation of causes must differ in depth and shallowness. The Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra states: Sixty thousand mountains surround Mount Sumeru. On the four terraces of Sumeru dwell the Garland-Wearing Devas (Mālādhāra). There are ten dwelling places, each of one thousand yojanas: four in the north, and two in each of the remaining directions. In the south, the first is named White Mani: one who, for the duration of ten hand-claps, receives the three refuges without mingling with other thoughts is born in this heaven to receive bliss. The wheel-turning king does not equal one sixteenth part of it; all instruments of pleasure flow forth from mountains and rivers. The second is named Steep Cliff: in the past, at river crossings, constructing bridges and boats to ferry people who uphold precepts, as well as delivering other people, not committing various evils; the karmic reward can be understood. In the west, the first is named Fruit Life: in the past, in times of famine, upholding pure precepts, purifying body, speech, and mind, planting fruit trees so that travelers might eat of them and be filled with peace and joy. The second is named White Merit: in the past, scattering flower garlands over buddhas and stupas. In the east, the first is named All Delight: in the past, offering flowers to people who uphold precepts to make offerings to the Buddha, using one's own labor to obtain wealth to purchase flowers; the karmic reward can be understood. The second is named Walking the Path: in the past, seeing a great fire blaze up, burning sentient beings, extinguishing it with water; the karmic reward (and so forth). As for the four in the north: the first is named Love and Desire; the second is named Loving the Realm; the third is named Movement of the Mind; the fourth is named Playful Forest. For the first: seeing the relatives and friends of others split apart, reconciling their disputes and quarrels, one attains birth in this heaven. For the second: in the past, preaching the Dharma at assemblies. For the next: in the past, with pure and faithful mind, making offerings to the saṅgha and sweeping stupas, having pure faith in the supreme field [of merit]. For the next: in the past, maintaining a faithful mind, donating robes to the saṅgha, or donating the value of a single fruit as the price for a robe, delighting in and rejoicing along with it.