法華玄論 9.61

9.61

Answer: Here, it represents that the defilements in the minds of sentient beings should be transformed to become pure; therefore, the land is transformed. Furthermore, it represents that since the Buddha's body is no longer the real body, then because the primary reward is transformed, the dependent reward is also transformed; since the dependent reward is transformed, this represents that the primary reward is about to be transformed. In the later [passage], the assembly thought the Buddha was impermanent and that the land would perish; therefore it clarifies that he is always on Vulture Peak and that the pure land is indestructible. Because the points being clarified are different, there is transformation and non-transformation. Furthermore, there are four propositions: first, the land is pure and the persons are pure, as when the emanation buddhas bring a single bodhisattva to the pure land; second, the land is pure and the persons are mixed, as when the Sahā world is purified while the assembly has beings of the five vehicles; third, the land is mixed and the persons are mixed; fourth, the land is mixed and the persons are pure. This has already been clarified in the chapter on Śāriputra.