大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 29.43

29.43

疏「金光明經直至非想」者，經云「是諸人王手擎香爐供養經時，其香遍布，於一念頃遍至三千大千世界百億日月，乃至百億非非想天。」言「今依二經」者，即《金光明》及此經文。約有處所，但至色頂；約該地法，遍於四空。四空無處，隨處得果，如在欲界得無色定，即於欲界而受果報，故無別處攝在二界。然皆通於二十八天。若爾，與諸經論云何會釋？意云：且如二禪直語其量等小千界，一三禪量等中千量，一四禪量等大千量。三千如次，上為下蓋，譬如夏雲普覆九洲，若以洲取則有九雲，若以郡取則四百餘雲，若以縣取千數未多，或言一雲普覆萬國、或言萬國各有夏雲，思之可知。

Regarding the commentary's "The Suvarṇaprabhāsa-sūtra goes straight up to Neither Thought [nor Non-Thought]": the sūtra says: "When these human kings hold incense burners in their hands to make offerings to the sūtra, its fragrance spreads everywhere, reaching in a single thought-moment to the hundreds of kotis of suns and moons throughout the great trichiliocosm, up to the hundreds of kotis of Neither-Thought-nor-Non-Thought Heavens." As for "now relying on the two sūtras," this refers to the Suvarṇaprabhāsa and this sūtra's text. In terms of having a physical location, it reaches only to the summit of the form realm; in terms of encompassing the dharmas of that stage, it pervades the four formless [heavens]. The four formless [heavens] have no location; their fruits are attained according to the location, as when one attains formless absorption while in the desire realm, one receives the karmic retribution right within the desire realm; hence there is no separate location, and they are subsumed within the two realms. Yet they all extend through the twenty-eight heavens. If so, how can this be reconciled with the various sūtras and treatises? The meaning says: provisionally taking the Second Dhyāna, speaking directly of its measure, it equals a small thousand-world; one Third Dhyāna's measure equals a medium thousand-world's measure; one Fourth Dhyāna's measure equals a great thousand-world's measure. The trichiliocosm in sequence covers below from above, like summer clouds universally blanketing the nine provinces: if taken by provinces, there are nine clouds; if taken by commanderies, there are over four hundred clouds; if taken by counties, a thousand is not many; or it is said that one cloud universally covers ten thousand states, or that the ten thousand states each have summer clouds. Contemplating this, it can be understood.