無量壽經連義述文贊 3.170

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經曰「吾哀汝等」至「務修禮讓」者，述云：此第二、舉現化益以勸修。有二：此初、修善得益也。邑者，《周禮》「四井為邑，方二里也。九夫為井，方一里也」。《說文》「八家一井也」。聚落者，小鄉曰聚，《廣雅》「落，居也」，謂人所聚居也。厲（力制反），疫厲也，人病相注也。《釋名》云「病氣流行中人也」。戈（居和反），平頭戟，長十尺六寸，或六尺六寸也。

On the passage from the sūtra beginning "I pity you all" to "make effort to cultivate propriety and deference": the commentary states: This is the second part, citing the benefit of the present teaching to encourage cultivation. There are two parts: this first part concerns obtaining benefits from cultivating goodness. An 'estate' (yi): according to the Zhouli, 'four wells make an estate, two li square. Nine husbands make a well, one li square.' The Shuowen says, 'eight families per well.' A 'settlement' (juluo): a small canton is called a ju; the Guangya says 'luo means dwelling'; it refers to where people gather to dwell. Li (li-zhi phonetically) means pestilence, contagious disease passing between people. The Shiming says, 'pestilential qi spreading and striking people.' Ge (ju-he phonetically) is a flat-headed halberd, ten feet six inches, or six feet six inches long.