大般涅槃經義記 7.12

7.12

In that side manifesting this, the text has five distinct parts: 1. Pūrṇacandraprabha Buddha manifests the matters of the people of this world; 2. manifesting this transforming master; 3. from 'great compassion is unadulterated' downward, manifesting that what was expounded here is not different from there; 4. from 'there is a bodhisattva there named Light' downward, manifesting that what was asked there is not different from there; 5. from 'the Buddha now answers' downward, that [buddha] encourages Vaiḍūrya to come here. Question: Why did this side not encourage going to that side? There are five meanings in explanation: 1. Sentient beings of that land had past causes and conditions with this Buddha, so he encouraged coming here; this assembly did not necessarily have conditions with that land, so he did not encourage going. 2. It was appropriate for sentient beings of this land to see him come to request the Dharma and obtain benefit, so he encouraged coming here; that assembly did not necessarily have such appropriateness regarding this land, so he did not encourage going. 3. Desiring to have those bodhisattvas come to guide this assembly to be reborn in the pure land, so that the transformative benefit would be vast and manifold, he encouraged coming here; if this assembly were to go, there would be no such benefit, so he did not encourage going. 4. Desiring to have those newly practicing bodhisattvas come to this evil realm to increase their compassionate vows, he encouraged coming here; if this assembly were to go, there would be no such benefit, so he did not encourage going. 5. If King of Virtue had transformative benefit there, the Buddha would also have encouraged going; but since this exposition was not initiated for that, he did not discuss it.