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大般涅槃經疏 22.14

大般涅槃經疏 22.14

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Classical Chinese

22.14

「爾時光明」下,第二論義,有問答。問意者,若菩薩具修十事,如來何故不修淨土?佛答為四:一我因具十事,眾聖亦然;二「若使世界」下,訶其所問;三「西方」下,示其無勝淨土;四「為化眾生」下,為化眾生出穢土。悉如文。

From "At that time, Bright [Virtue King]..." onward is the second part, debating the meaning, which contains questions and answers. The gist of the question is: if a bodhisattva fully cultivates the ten matters, why does the Tathāgata not cultivate a pure land? The Buddha's answer has four parts: first, "In the causal stage I was equipped with the ten matters, and so were all the sages"; second, from "If this world were to..." onward, he rebukes his question; third, from "In the west..." onward, he shows him the unsurpassable pure land; fourth, from "In order to transform sentient beings..." onward, he appears in an impure land to transform sentient beings. All are as in the text.

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