阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.35

2.35

贊曰：第六寶蓮覆水也。此文分四：一、顯華名；二、辨形量；三、釋顏色；四、明香潔。此初二文也。蓮者，芙渠之實，華美曰華，大而復圓狀若車輪。《觀經》及《平等覺經》云：大者或二十里乃至六百萬里。然今大小亦無定准，此中約小者說也。

The Commentary says: Sixth, jeweled lotuses covering the water. This text is divided into four parts: first, revealing the name of the flowers; second, discerning their shape and size; third, explaining their colors; fourth, clarifying their fragrance and purity. These are the first two passages. 'Lotus' is the fruit of the water lily; a beautiful blossom is called a 'flower'; being large and round, their shape is like a carriage wheel. The Guan jing and Pingdeng jue jing say: the large ones are twenty li up to six million li. However, their size is not fixed; here it is spoken in terms of the smaller ones.