大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 48.27

48.27

疏「輔翼圓滿」，《佛地論》云「如是淨土，主既圓滿，應有輔翼，主必攝受輔翼故。」輔翼之者，故彼經云「諸大菩薩眾所雲集」。論云「謂大宮殿有無數大菩薩僧所共雲集，諸來朝者名為輔翼。既有如是大菩薩僧常來輔翼，故無怨敵能為違害。諸聲聞等無如是事。」其「眷屬圓滿」，《佛地經》云「無量天龍人非人等常行翼從」。今文無此，故以諸眾攝之。然皆菩薩化作，示淨土不空。即彼論釋妨云：云何淨土超過三界所行之處，而有天等以為眷屬？天等皆是三界攝故。答云：淨識如是攝受變現，為嚴淨土故不相違（第一釋也）。或為成熟所化有情，示現如是變化種類（第二釋也）。即《阿彌陀經》云「是諸眾鳥，皆是阿彌陀佛欲令法音宣流變化所作。」論云「或諸菩薩化作無量天龍等身，住淨土中供養佛故（第三釋也）。或自化身為天龍等，翼從如來。是故無過（第四釋也，四義皆示不空爾）。」

The Commentary states: "Perfection of supporters." The Buddhabhūmi-śāstra states: "Since the master of such a pure land is already perfect, there should be supporters, for the master necessarily gathers and embraces supporters." As for the supporters, that sūtra therefore says: "Where assemblies of great bodhisattvas gather like clouds." The treatise states: "This means that in the great palace there are countless Saṃghas of great bodhisattvas gathering together like clouds, and all those who come to pay court are called supporters. Since there are such great Saṃghas of bodhisattvas who always come to support him, no enemy can obstruct or harm him. Śrāvakas and others have no such thing." As for the "perfection of retinue," the Buddhabhūmi-sūtra says: "Countless devas, nāgas, humans, non-humans, and so forth, constantly flank and follow him." In the present text this is absent, so they are subsumed under the various assemblies. However, these are all emanations created by the bodhisattvas to show that the pure land is not vacant. That treatise resolves the objection, asking: How can a pure land, which transcends the realm traversed by the three realms of existence, have devas and others as a retinue, given that devas and others are all subsumed under the three realms of existence? It answers: Pure consciousness gathers and transforms in this way, manifesting them to adorn the pure land, so there is no contradiction (this is the first explanation). Or, to mature the sentient beings to be transformed, it manifests such emanated varieties (this is the second explanation). This is what the Amitābha-sūtra refers to when saying: "All these various birds are transformed and produced by the Buddha Amitābha wishing to cause the sound of the Dharma to be proclaimed." The treatise says: "Or the various bodhisattvas emanate countless bodies of devas, nāgas, and so forth, abiding in the pure land to make offerings to the Buddha (this is the third explanation). Or they emanate their own bodies as devas, nāgas, and so forth, flanking and following the Tathāgata. Therefore, there is no fault (this is the fourth explanation; all four meanings merely show that it is not vacant)."