阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.19

2.19

初文分二：初正辨莊嚴、二結成極樂。此即初也。又者，復也重也。謂前來已告舍利弗，彼國無有眾苦，名曰極樂。此欲廣明淨土境物殊常，又告鶖子，故云：「又，舍利弗！」極樂國土七重欄楯者，寶樹周圍有七重欄楯也。橫曰欄，竪曰楯，欄檻也。莊嚴眾寶圍繞華叢，何獨偏舉樹嚴？彼土處處皆有也。七重羅網者，嚴顯國土羅覆樹林，金縷結成眾寶飾。《觀經》云：一一樹上有七重網，皆是真珠，一一網間有五百億妙華宮殿，如梵王宮。諸天童子自然在中，以摩尼寶而為瓔珞，其光照曜一百由旬。亦准於前處處皆有，故《瑞相經》云：無量寶網皆以金縷真珠百千雜寶奇妙珍異莊嚴校飾，周匝四面垂以寶鈴，光色晃曜盡極嚴麗，祥風微起吹眾網羅，聲演法音振聞一𭍣，耳聽心悅更增快樂也。七重行樹者，七重寶樹行列𭍣中，長開異華更無凋變，靈禽棲上眾聖遊從也，故云七重行樹。皆是四寶者，皆由咸也，咸是四寶也。四寶者，或是金銀珊瑚琥珀也。《瑞相經》云：其國有七寶諸樹周滿世界，謂有二寶乃至眾寶所共合成，如金樹則以銀為枝葉華菓，銀樹以金為枝葉華菓，乃至有紫金為本，白銀為莖、琉璃為枝、水精為條、珊瑚為葉、瑪瑙為華、車𤦲為實。白銀為本等一一例此，行行相對枝枝相映，葉葉相顯榮色光曜，不可勝視，清風時時發出五音聲，微妙宮商自然相振。又《觀經》云：一一樹高八千由旬，一一樹葉縱廣二十五由旬，而作異色。一一華葉之中，皆有七寶光也。四寶皆是者，即據此經。欄楯、羅網、行樹此之三種，咸是四寶所成也。四寶者，金、銀、瑠璃、頗胝迦也。通貫上文，故云皆是四寶也。周匝者，古申多解：一云、欄楯圍繞寶樹故云圍繞；二云、欄楯羅網行樹圍繞國土處處莊嚴故。

The first section is divided into two parts: first, directly discerning the adornments; second, concluding the establishment of Sukhāvatī. This is the first. 'Furthermore' means again, or repeatedly. That is to say, having previously told Śāriputra that that land has none of the manifold sufferings and is called Sukhāvatī, now wishing to extensively explain the extraordinary environment and things of the Pure Land, he again addresses the son of Śāri [Śāriputra]; hence it says, 'Furthermore, Śāriputra!' Regarding 'the land of Sukhāvatī has seven tiers of railings': surrounding the jeweled trees are seven tiers of railings. The horizontal ones are called lán, the vertical ones are called dùn; they are balustrades. Adorned with manifold jewels, they encircle the clusters of flowers. Why are the tree adornments alone singled out? In that land, they are everywhere. Regarding 'seven tiers of nets': adorning and manifesting the land, they drape over and cover the groves of trees, woven from gold threads and adorned with manifold jewels. The Guan jing says: above each tree are seven tiers of nets, all made of true pearls; between each net are fifty billion wondrous flower palaces, like the palace of the Brahmā king. Heavenly boys are naturally within them, wearing mani jewels as necklaces, whose light shines for one hundred yojanas. Following what was said before, these also exist everywhere. Thus the Ruixiang jing says: immeasurable jeweled nets are all adorned and arrayed with gold threads, true pearls, and hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous, wondrous, and rare jewels; jeweled bells are suspended on all four sides around them; their luminous colors shine brilliantly, reaching the utmost of solemn beauty; when an auspicious breeze gently arises and blows through the nets, their sounds expound the voice of the Dharma, reverberating throughout the realm; ears hear and hearts rejoice, increasing happiness and bliss even more. Regarding 'seven tiers of rows of trees': seven tiers of jeweled trees are arrayed in rows throughout the realm, perpetually bearing extraordinary flowers without ever withering, with spiritual birds roosting upon them and the holy beings strolling among them. Hence it says 'seven tiers of rows of trees'. Regarding 'all... the four jewels': 'all' (jiē) means collectively (xián); they are collectively the four jewels. The four jewels are gold, silver, coral, and amber. The Ruixiang jing says: in that land there are trees of the seven jewels filling the entire world, meaning they are formed collectively by two jewels up to manifold jewels. For instance, a gold tree has silver for branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits; a silver tree has gold for branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits; up to having purple gold as the trunk, white silver as the stem, lapis lazuli as the branches, crystal as the boughs, coral as the leaves, agate as the flowers, and giant clam shell as the fruits. Those with white silver as the trunk and the rest follow this pattern; row upon row facing each other, branch upon branch reflecting each other, leaf upon leaf revealing each other, their flourishing colors luminous and radiant beyond viewing; pure breezes frequently bring forth the five musical tones, with the wondrous and sublime gōng and shāng tones naturally chiming together. Furthermore, the Guan jing says: each tree is eight thousand yojanas tall, each leaf is twenty-five yojanas in length and breadth and of different colors. Within each flower and leaf, there is the light of the seven jewels. 'Are all the four jewels' is based on this sūtra. The railings, nets, and rows of trees—these three kinds—are all formed of the four jewels. The four jewels are gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and crystal. Permeating the text above, it therefore says 'are all of the four jewels'. Regarding 'surrounded completely': the ancients offered many explanations. One says: the railings surround the jeweled trees, hence it says 'surrounded'. Another says: the railings, nets, and rows of trees surround the land, adorning it everywhere.