新譯華嚴經七處九會頌釋章 1.48

1.48

問曰：如上所說十地菩薩，誰住幾佛國？誰作何等王？誰修幾法門耶？答曰：初地菩薩住百佛國，作閻浮四天王，修百法門，二諦平等心化一切眾生。二地住千佛國，作忉利天王，修千法門。三地住十萬佛國，作炎天王，修十萬法門。四地住百億佛國，作兜率天王，修百億法門。五地住千億佛國，作化樂天王，修千億法門。六地住十萬億佛國，作他化自在天王，修十萬億法門。七地住百萬億佛國，作初禪王，修百萬億法門。八地住百萬微塵數佛國，作二禪梵王，修百萬微塵數法門。九地住百萬億阿僧祇微塵數佛國，作三禪大梵王，修百萬億阿僧祇微塵數法門。十地菩薩住不可說不可說佛國中，作第四禪大靜天王，三界主，修不可說不可說法門得理盡三昧，盡三界原化一切眾生。此義如《仁王般若經》中廣說應知。

Question: Regarding the bodhisattvas of the ten stages explained above, who abides in how many Buddha-lands? Who becomes what kind of king? Who cultivates how many dharma-paryāyas?
Answer: A bodhisattva of the first stage abides in one hundred Buddha-lands, becomes a king of the four continents of Jambūdvīpa, cultivates one hundred dharma-paryāyas, and transforms all sentient beings with a mind of equality toward the two truths. A bodhisattva of the second stage abides in one thousand Buddha-lands, becomes the king of the Trāyastriṃśa heaven, and cultivates one thousand dharma-paryāyas. A bodhisattva of the third stage abides in one hundred thousand Buddha-lands, becomes the king of the Yāma heaven, and cultivates one hundred thousand dharma-paryāyas. A bodhisattva of the fourth stage abides in ten billion Buddha-lands, becomes the king of the Tuṣita heaven, and cultivates ten billion dharma-paryāyas. A bodhisattva of the fifth stage abides in one hundred billion Buddha-lands, becomes the king of the Nirmāṇarati heaven, and cultivates one hundred billion dharma-paryāyas. A bodhisattva of the sixth stage abides in ten trillion Buddha-lands, becomes the king of the Paranirmitavaśavartin heaven, and cultivates ten trillion dharma-paryāyas. A bodhisattva of the seventh stage abides in one hundred trillion Buddha-lands, becomes a king of the first dhyāna, and cultivates one hundred trillion dharma-paryāyas. A bodhisattva of the eighth stage abides in Buddha-lands as numerous as the subtle dust motes of a million [worlds], becomes a Brahmā king of the second dhyāna, and cultivates dharma-paryāyas as numerous as the subtle dust motes of a million [worlds]. A bodhisattva of the ninth stage abides in Buddha-lands as numerous as the subtle dust motes of a million trillion asaṃkhyeyas [of worlds], becomes a Great Brahmā king of the third dhyāna, and cultivates dharma-paryāyas as numerous as the subtle dust motes of a million trillion asaṃkhyeyas [of worlds]. A bodhisattva of the tenth stage abides in inexpressibly inexpressible Buddha-lands, becomes the king of the Great Serenity heaven of the fourth dhyāna, the lord of the triple realm, cultivates inexpressibly inexpressible dharma-paryāyas, attains the samādhi of exhausting principle, exhausts the source of the triple realm, and transforms all sentient beings. One should know that this meaning is explained in detail in the Humane King Prajñā Sūtra.