無量壽經連義述文贊 1.18

1.18

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."