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法華文句記 10.130

法華文句記 10.130

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10.130

六、塔無還處者,分身諸佛令去咸歸,多寶佛塔迄至經末更無還處,若品在後即唱竟時還。救曰:經畢自還,何須求處?至〈勸發〉後一切大眾作禮而去,作禮雖不通於寶塔,而去遍該一切,多寶本願聽經故來,經若終後何慮不去?但慮塔無歸去之文,不憂土無復穢之語,若土後復穢,何得亦無人天來時?

Sixth, they argue that the stūpa has no point of return: All the emanation buddhas were told to go and return, yet Prabhūtaratna's Buddha-stūpa has no further point of return all the way to the end of the sūtra; if the chapter were at the end, it would return when the announcement was completed. I rebut this: When the sūtra concludes, it returns of itself; why must you search for a specific place? At the end of the "Encouragement" chapter, the entire great assembly made obeisance and departed. Although making obeisance does not extend to the precious stūpa, departing encompasses all entirely. Prabhūtaratna's original vow was to come in order to hear the sūtra; when the sūtra is ended, why worry that he would not depart? You merely worry that the stūpa lacks a text of return, yet you do not fret that the land lacks words indicating it reverted to defilement. If the land later reverted to defilement, how could there also be no mention of the arrival of humans and devas?

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