新華嚴經論 7.4

7.4

第二諸天見佛境界者，但應自見境，見佛亦然，隨自見廣狹故。如帝釋、梵王及諸天王，即是菩薩位，即依菩薩位配所見佛攝化境界廣狹，不可依諸凡夫天人之類。如帝釋即是二地菩薩位，乃至漸昇至梵天王是十地菩薩位也。或時以佛神通力成就眾生，亦令人天中凡夫及二乘并小菩薩總得見佛報土境界故，即如《維摩經》，佛以足指按地所現淨土是也。或時以佛神力，亦令人天總得相見故，即如《大集經》中所說寶坊處，欲界上色界下大集人天之眾，總在其中，如彼經說。

Second, regarding the Buddha's realm as seen by the devas: they merely correspond to their own seen realm, and seeing the Buddha is likewise so, according with the breadth or narrowness of their own perception. For instance, Śakra, the Brahmā King, and the various deva kings are themselves bodhisattva stages; thus one assigns the breadth or narrowness of the realm of the Buddha's gathering and transforming that they see in accordance with their bodhisattva stages, not according with ordinary celestial beings and humans. For example, Śakra is at the stage of a second-ground bodhisattva, up to gradually ascending to the Brahmā Heavenly King who is at the stage of a tenth-ground bodhisattva. Sometimes, by the Buddha's supernatural power to bring sentient beings to fruition, ordinary beings among devas and humans, as well as the two vehicles and lesser bodhisattvas, are all caused to see the realm of the Buddha's reward land, just as in the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa Sūtra where the pure land is revealed when the Buddha presses the earth with his toe. Sometimes, by the Buddha's supernatural power, devas and humans are also caused to see one another mutually, just like the Place of Jeweled Workshops spoken of in the Mahāsaṃnipāta Sūtra, where the great assembly of devas and humans above the desire realm and below the form realm are all gathered within it, as described in that sūtra.