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妙法蓮華經玄贊 8.128

妙法蓮華經玄贊 8.128

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8.128

贊曰:下第二土相。有二:初顯、後結。顯中有六,此中有二:一寬狹,二相狀。相狀有三:一寶地。二地平。「陵」者《玉篇》「大阜也,又丘陵塚也。」「㵎」水名也。廣深四尺即名為溝。「壑」谷也深也坑也虛也窟室也。三臺觀。

The Eulogy states: Below is the second, the features of the buddha-field. There are two parts: first, revealing; later, concluding. Within the revealing there are six; herein are two: (1) breadth and narrowness; (2) physical features. Physical features has three: (1) jeweled ground; (2) flat ground—'ling' (mound) according to the *Yupian* is 'a great mound, also a hill, mound, or tomb'; 'jian' is the name of a stream; four feet wide and deep is called a ditch; 'huo' is a valley, deep, pit, hollow, or cave chamber; (3) terrace pavilions.

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