大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 34.47

34.47

Regarding the Commentary's statement, "The reply's intention is that because sentient beings do not see it, how can one say it does not exist?": this is identical to what the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa-sūtra says: "At that time, Śāriputra, receiving the Buddha's spiritual power, had this thought: 'If when a bodhisattva's mind is pure the Buddha land is pure, then when our World-Honoured One previously practiced the bodhisattva path, could his intention not have been pure, such that this Buddha land is impure like this?' The Buddha, knowing his thought, addressed Śāriputra: 'Are the sun and moon not pure? Yet the blind do not see them.' He replied: 'No, World-Honoured One! That is the fault of the blind, not the fault of the sun and moon.' 'Śāriputra! Because of the sins of sentient beings, they do not see the purity and adornment of the Tathāgata's Buddha land; it is not the Tathāgata's fault. Śāriputra! This land of mine is pure, yet you do not see it.'" This is its meaning.