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無量壽經連義述文贊 1.18

無量壽經連義述文贊 1.18

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經曰「於無量世界現成等覺」者,述云:此後、廣歎權德。有二:此初、總嘆也。有說:諸菩薩各於一界成佛化生,故云無量世界。此必不然。初地菩薩神通境界尚百佛世界,況亦法雲菩薩化物世界可得稱數?而言各於一界,必非正理故。今即一一菩薩各於無量世界現化,故於無量世界現成等覺。

The sūtra says: "manifesting the attainment of equal enlightenment in immeasurable worlds." The commentary states: This subsequent part extensively praises their expedient virtues. It has two parts: this first part is a general praise. Some say: Each bodhisattva attains buddhahood and transforms beings in a single world; hence the text says "immeasurable worlds." This is definitely not so. The supernatural sphere of a bodhisattva of the first stage already encompasses a hundred buddha worlds, so how could the worlds in which a bodhisattva of the Cloud of Dharma transforms beings be counted? Thus, to say that each is in a single world is definitely not correct doctrine. Now, each individual bodhisattva manifests transformations in immeasurable worlds, and therefore they "manifest the attainment of equal enlightenment in immeasurable worlds."

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