妙法蓮華經玄贊 8.487

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贊曰：變惡土也。亦有解云，下言令菩薩於鷲峯山散花者，不變會處故，所以上言唯留此會。此理不然。上言唯留此會，眾堪聞法故。五趣皆移，豈復待客變土為淨，獨留山處雜穢以示於客？必無此事，據實山處亦變令無。下言令於山中散花者，說舊山處故。又以淨覆穢名之為移，未發心見穢、已發心見淨。隱穢彰淨名之為移，移相移心故。但言移諸天人置於他土，不言移惡處置他土故。設諸人天，亦似移故。又下文殊龍宮將出花現山中，何處有山？已移之故。《大般若經》第三卷云「三千大千世界，蘇迷盧山、大蘇迷盧山、輪圍山、大輪圍山」，大蘇迷盧即成上位，佛土中有。

The commentary says: This is transforming the bad lands. There is also an explanation stating: where it says below that the bodhisattvas were made to scatter flowers on Vulture Peak, it is because the assembly's location was not transformed, which is why it stated above that only this assembly was retained. This reasoning is incorrect. Above, it said that only this assembly was retained because the assembly was capable of hearing the Dharma. The beings of the five destinies were all moved away; how could it be that, when welcoming guests, one transforms the land into purity yet specifically leaves the mixed defilement at the mountain's location to show to the guests? This certainly could not be the case. In fact, the mountain's location was also transformed and made non-existent. Where it says below that they were made to scatter flowers amidst the mountain, it speaks of the former location of the mountain. Furthermore, using purity to cover defilement is termed "moving"; those who have not aroused the aspiration see defilement, while those who have already aroused the aspiration see purity. Concealing defilement and manifesting purity is termed "moving," because marks are moved and the mind is moved. It only says that the devas and humans were moved and placed in other lands, not that the evil places were moved and placed in other lands. Supposing it was humans and devas, it also resembles moving. Furthermore, below, when Mañjuśrī is about to emerge from the dragon palace, flowers appear on the mountain; where would there be a mountain? It is because it had already been moved. The third fascicle of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra says: "In a trichiliocosm, Mount Sumeru, Mount Mahā-Sumeru, the Cakravaḍa mountains, and the Mahā-Cakravaḍa mountains"—Mahā-Sumeru then constitutes the superior rank and exists in the buddha-lands.