大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 77.19

77.19

Regarding the commentary's words, "Detailed as in the *Records of the Western Regions* and the tenth [fascicle] of the Candragarbha section of the *Mahāsaṃnipāta*": this is a general reference to all the aforementioned places, citing the *Records of the Western Regions* without being confined to a single fascicle. The Candragarbha section specifically points to the tenth [fascicle]. However, the Candragarbha section corresponds to the twelfth [section], comprising ten fascicles of sūtra. In the tenth fascicle is the nineteenth, the "Chapter on Establishing Stūpas and Monasteries". At that time, the lord of the Sahā world, the Great Brahmā King, Śakra Devānām Indra, the Four Heavenly Kings, and so forth, along with their retinues, arose from their seats, joined their palms facing the Buddha, single-mindedly paid homage, and spoke these words: "The Buddha taught that in this four-continent world, all the great stūpas established and maintained by the past Buddhas, the Tathāgatas, and the dwelling places relied upon by the Muni Buddhas, are constantly not vacant in the present and future ages. The Buddhas and bodhisattva-mahāsattvas and so forth shower the great rain of Dharma, completely filling them. The first is named Arising of Many Seers; the next is named Accumulation of Virtue; the next is named Vajra Flame; the next is named Fragrant Chamber; the next is named Śālmalī; the next is named City of the Worthy; the next is named Sucitra; the next is named Water Light; the next is named Fragrant Fumigation; the next is named Well Established; the next is named Cāpāla; the next is named Golden Lamp; the next is named Delightful Abode; the next is named Mucilinda; the next is named Vajra Ground; the next is named Cave of Compassion; the next is named Nārāyaṇa Cave; the next is named Gomasāra Fragrance; the next is named Peak of Wisdom; the next is named Cave of Great Virtue; the next is named Good Manifestation; the next is named Lush Blue-Green; the next is named Child of Space; the next is named Ox-Head Sandalwood Chamber; the next is named Difficult to Overcome. These are the great stūpas established and maintained by the past Buddhas, which are always protected by the bodhisattvas and others; therefore, we constantly make offerings to them. As for the stūpas, monasteries, and dwelling places of the World-Honoured One's śrāvaka disciples in the present and future ages, how many more are there that we should protect and sustain?" However, these first few places are the same as in this sūtra, which can be understood from the meaning; thus they are not fully cited. What follows is cited in gist: At that time, the World-Honoured One smiled, and his mouth emitted various lights. Then, in the four continents, immeasurable hundreds of thousands of dwelling places of Buddhas manifested: eighty thousand Buddhas appeared in the eastern continent, one hundred thousand in the northern continent, five hundred in the western continent, and two hundred and fifty thousand Buddha places appeared in the southern continent. It explains extensively that each kingdom has Buddhas appearing, and so forth, and below, the devas, nāgas, and others make vows to protect and maintain them.