大方廣佛華嚴經疏 47.12

English (machine translation) 47.12

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47.12

Second, explaining the title: "Life" means the retribution-life, and "span" means the limit. The retribution-life of defiled and pure lands is delimited according to what capacities perceive, in order to reveal inexhaustible life and limitless span; it is the span of life, or life possessing this span—both interpretations apply. The singly circulating sūtra is entitled *Boundless Buddha-Lands Sūtra*; that sūtra thus uses the place to reveal the person.

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大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — Classical Chinese