大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 26.45

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疏「八如彌勒來」者，即《彌勒下生經》說。佛告舍利弗云：「四大海水以漸減少三千由旬，是時閻浮提地長十千由旬、廣八千由旬，平坦如鏡，名華軟草遍覆其地，種種樹木華果茂盛，其樹悉皆高三十里。城邑次比，雞飛相及。人壽八萬歲，智慧威德色力具足，安隱快樂。有一大城名翅頭末底，長十二由旬、廣七由旬。其城七寶，上有樓閣戶牖軒窓，皆是眾寶真珠網覆。塹廣十二里，街巷道陌處處皆有明珠之柱、處處皆有金銀之聚。便利不淨地裂受之，受已還合，亦無衰惱水火刀兵及諸饑饉毒害之事。園林池沼八功德水、眾華異香皆悉盈滿，不生草穢。一種七穫味甚香美，增色力身」等，廣如彼說。

Regarding the Commentary's statement 'the eighth is like Maitreya's coming,' this is expounded in the Maitreyavyākaraṇa-sūtra. The Buddha told Śāriputra: 'The waters of the four great oceans will gradually decrease by three thousand yojanas. At that time, the land of Jambudvīpa will be ten thousand yojanas long and eight thousand yojanas wide, level and smooth like a mirror, with celebrated flowers and soft grass covering the earth everywhere, and all kinds of trees, flowers, and fruits flourishing abundantly, the trees all being thirty li high. Cities and towns will be contiguous, so close that chickens fly from one to the next. Human lifespan will be eighty thousand years, fully endowed with wisdom, majestic virtue, physical form, and strength, peaceful and joyful. There will be a great city named Ketumatī, twelve yojanas long and seven yojanas wide. This city will be made of the seven jewels, with upper pavilions, doors, windows, and casements above, all covered with nets of various jewels and pearls. The moats will be twelve li wide, and streets and lanes everywhere will have pillars of bright jewels and everywhere heaps of gold and silver. For urination and defecation the earth will split open to receive it, and having received it, close up again; there will also be no decline, affliction, water, fire, weapons of war, famine, or poisonous harm. Parks, groves, and ponds will be filled with water of eight meritorious qualities and all kinds of flowers and rare fragrances, without weeds or filth growing. Sowing once yields seven harvests, with an extremely fragrant and delicious taste that enhances physical form and strength,' and so on, as expounded at length there.