大方廣佛華嚴經疏 58.38
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58.38
Fifth, directing him to the subsequent spiritual friend. The Lumbinī Grove is here translated as "Delightful, Supreme, and Round Radiance." Long ago, a goddess descended and was born here, hence it was named after that. It symbolizes that the radiance of the dhāraṇī of the ninth stage shines upon everything without exception. The friend is named Sarvajagadrakṣāpraṇidhānavīryaprabhā / Puṇyamahātejaḥśrī (Wondrous Virtue and Perfection), because her good wisdom is without flaw. Furthermore, this garden is located twenty li east of the city of Kapilavastu; it is the place where Māyā gave birth to the Buddha. In addition, from the ninth stage one should receive consecration to office, which is why she now inquires about being born in the household of the Tathāgata (from here on enters the seventy-fourth fascicle of the sūtra).
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