[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716) › 7.82 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.82 妙法蓮華經玄義 7.82 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.82) 三、本國土妙者，經云：「自從是來，我常在此娑婆世界說法教化，亦於餘處導利眾生。」娑婆者，即本時同居土也。餘處者，即本時三土也。此指本時真應所栖之土，非迹中土也。迹中明土，又非一途：或言統此三千百億日月者，同居穢土也。或言西方有土，名曰無勝，其土所有莊嚴之事，猶如安養者，同居淨土也。或言華王世界蓮華藏海者，此實報土也。或言其佛住處，名常寂光者，即究竟土也。寂光理通，如鏡如器；諸土別異，如像如飯；業力所隔，感見不同。《淨名》云：「我佛土淨而汝不見」，此乃眾生感見差別，不關佛土也。若言今此三界皆是我有，諸土淨穢調伏攝受，皆佛所為。譬如百姓居土，土非其有；如父立舍，父去舍存。如來亦爾，為眾生故而取佛土，化訖入滅，佛去土存，此乃佛土，不關眾生也。復次三變土田者，或是變同居之穢，令見同居之淨。或見方便有餘淨，例如〈壽量〉云：「若有深信解者，見佛常在耆闍崛山，共大菩薩聲聞眾僧」者是也。或見實報淨，例如見娑婆國土皆紺瑠璃，純諸菩薩，即其義也。或見寂光等也。法華三昧之力，使見不同耳。 > Third, explaining the wonderfulness of the original land: The sūtra states: 'Ever since then, I have constantly been in this sahā world preaching the Dharma and teaching, and also leading and benefiting sentient beings in other places.' 'Sahā' is the land of common residence of the original time. 'Other places' refers to the other three lands of the original time. This points to the land inhabited by the true and response \[bodies\] at the original time, not the lands within the traces. The explanation of lands within the traces also takes more than one approach: Some say that governing this realm of three thousand \[worlds\] with its hundred kotis of suns and moons is the defiled land of common residence. Some say that to the west there is a land named Invincible, whose adornments are just like those of Sukhāvatī; this is the pure land of common residence. Some say that the Flower King World, the ocean of the Lotus Treasury, is the land of true reward. Some say that the dwelling place of that Buddha is called Permanent Quiescent Light, which is the ultimate land. The principle of Quiescent Light is all-pervading, like a mirror or a vessel; the distinct lands differ, like images or boiled rice; separated by the force of karma, what is perceived through stimulus varies. The Vimalakīrti Sūtra states: 'My buddha land is pure, yet you do not see it.' This is a difference in the perception of sentient beings due to their capacities; it does not pertain to the buddha land. If one says, 'Now this triple world is entirely mine,' then the pacification and embrace of the pure and defiled in the various lands are all the Buddha's doing. For example, when commoners dwell on land, the land is not theirs; or like a father building a house, when the father departs, the house remains. The Tathāgata is also like this: for the sake of sentient beings he takes a buddha land, and when his teaching is completed and he enters nirvāṇa, the Buddha departs and the land remains; this pertains to the buddha land, not to sentient beings. Furthermore, the three transformations of the lands are either transforming the defilement of common residence to let them see the purity of common residence; or letting them see the purity of expedient means with remainder—for example, as the 'Lifespan' chapter says: 'If there are those with deep faith and understanding, they see the Buddha constantly on Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa together with the great bodhisattvas and assembly of monks'—or letting them see the purity of true reward, for example, seeing the sahā land entirely made of lapis lazuli and filled purely with bodhisattvas, which is its meaning; or letting them see Quiescent Light, and so forth. It is simply the power of the Lotus Samādhi that causes them to see differently. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.81) - [Next: 7.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.83) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.7.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.7.82) · Pramāṇa