法華義疏 10.123

10.123

〈壽量品〉云「自從是來常在娑婆說法教化」，故知昔有娑婆及伽耶。又下文云「常在靈鷲山」，靈鷲即是淨土，遂不毀滅，伽耶還同此義。前文直唱伽耶成道，猶未明其過去之與現在，後偈云「我從久遠來」則釋上是過去伽耶也。次云二不二者，即指伽耶之近以之為遠，亦指過去之遠為伽耶之近，欲顯近遠不二令眾生懸悟正道也。

The Lifespan Chapter states: "Since that time, I have constantly been in this sahā world expounding the Dharma and teaching and transforming." Therefore we know that in the past there was the sahā world as well as Gayā. Furthermore, the text below states: "I constantly dwell on Vulture Peak." Vulture Peak is itself a pure land and ultimately is never destroyed; Gayā also shares this meaning. The earlier text simply proclaimed attaining the Way at Gayā, not yet clarifying whether it was past or present; the later verse stating "I have come from long ago" explains that the preceding refers to the Gayā of the past. Next, speaking of non-duality in duality means pointing to the proximity of Gayā as being the distant, and also pointing to the distance of the past as being the proximity of Gayā; this is intended to reveal the non-duality of near and far so as to cause sentient beings to awaken deeply to the correct path.