大般涅槃經集解 43.34

43.34

Sengliang notes: He cites the *Twin Trees Sūtra*, stating that he once heard people say that when the fire of the kalpa does not burn sentient beings, first three moons shine together to remove sentient beings' illnesses, enabling them to cultivate dhyāna and be reborn above. Once the moonlight appears, there is no illness that is not cured. That time had not yet arrived, yet there was this wonderful light, which is why he rejoiced and asked about it. The reply states that [the Buddha] manifests light in response [to beings], having no fixed characteristic. Being neither color nor non-color explains both aspects of the true, fixed characteristic. Being neither blue nor yellow explains solely the true. Being for the sake of crossing over sentient beings explains solely the response.