觀音義疏 2.67

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大自在即色界頂魔醯首羅也，《樓炭》稱為阿迦尼吒，《華嚴》稱為色究竟，或有人以為第六天，而諸經論多稱大自在是色界頂，《釋論》云：「過淨居天有十住菩薩號大自在，大千界主。」《十住經》云：「大自在天光明勝一切眾生，涅槃獻供大自在天最勝故，非第六天。」《釋論》云：「魔醯首羅，此稱大自在，騎白牛，八臂三眼，是諸天將。」未知此是同名，為即指王為將。

Great Mastery (Maheśvara) is Maheśvara at the pinnacle of the form realm. The Loutan jing calls him Akaniṣṭha; the Huayan jing calls him Ultimate Form (Akaniṣṭha). Some people take him to be [the lord of] the sixth heaven, yet various sūtras and treatises mostly state that Great Mastery is at the pinnacle of the form realm. The Shilun says: 'Surpassing the Pure Abodes, there is a bodhisattva of the ten abodes named Great Mastery, the lord of the great-thousandfold world.' The Shizhu jing says: 'The radiance of the god Great Mastery surpasses all sentient beings. Because the offering made by the god Great Mastery at the nirvāṇa was the most supreme, he is not of the sixth heaven.' The Shilun says: 'Maheśvara is here translated as Great Mastery; riding a white ox, with eight arms and three eyes, he is a general of the gods.' It is not yet known whether this is the same name or refers to the king as the general.