三彌勒經疏 1.156

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經曰「爾時世尊告」以下，第四如來正答。此中二：初正問答、後勸修因。初中四：一答境豐樂、二答佛、三答徒眾、四答滅時。神變者答徒眾，弟子中兼，故不別答也。初中亦四：一國邑莊嚴、二地土廣美、三人民相和、四王臣勝善。是初也。久遠者，說此經時望彌勒出世時，逕五十六億萬歲故。雞頭者，奘法師云：「西方說王舍城是香芳城。未來有王名飼佉，所都大城名雞頭末，此云慧幢。」然即知雞頭末即是王舍城國界，一云閻浮提國界，義亦無失。《成佛經》云「翅頭末」即是也。言城者，王居義，人民所居名為郭也。城似雞頭，故因為名雞頭末也。十二由旬者，雖受勝報而不出十二因緣故。七由旬者，不雖七隨眠故也。街巷（音上桂下弘，實上離下加尸於彌也），《成佛經》云「有大力龍王名為羅尸棄」，即是互顯也。羅剎鬼者，此云可畏也。《成佛經》云「大夜叉神」者互顯，以彼城有夜叉、羅剎二神故。寐後除穢者，其鬼者人眠後乃現諸惡穢，爭令淨故。

From where the sūtra states "At that time, the World-Honoured One addressed..." onward is the fourth, the Tathāgata's direct answer. Here there are two parts: first, the direct question and answer; second, exhorting the cultivation of causes. Within the first, there are four: first, answering about the abundance and joy of the realm; second, answering about the Buddha; third, answering about the disciples; fourth, answering about the time of extinction. Supernormal transformations are included within the answer regarding the disciples and followers, and therefore are not answered separately. Within the first, there are also four: first, the adornment of the country and cities; second, the vastness and beauty of the land; third, the harmony among the people; fourth, the supreme goodness of the king and ministers. This is the first. "Far distant": from the time this sūtra was spoken looking toward the time when Maitreya appears in the world, fifty-six hundred million years pass. Regarding "Jitou" (Ketumatī): Dharma Master Xuanzang said, "In the Western Regions it is said that Rājagṛha is the City of Fragrance. In the future there will be a king named Śaṅkha, whose great capital city will be named Jitoumo (Ketumatī), translated here as 'Banner of Wisdom'." Thus one knows that Ketumatī is within the territory of Rājagṛha; another says it is within the territory of Jambudvīpa, and this meaning is also without fault. The *Attainment of Buddhahood Sūtra* calls it "Chitoumo" (Ketumatī), which is the same. Regarding "city" (城): it means the residence of the king; where the populace dwells is called the "outer city" (郭). Because the city resembles a cock's head (jītou), it is named Ketumatī. "Twelve yojanas": although experiencing supreme recompense, they do not transcend the twelve links of dependent origination. "Seven yojanas": because they do not follow the seven latent tendencies. Regarding "streets and lanes" (街巷, [pronunciation glossed]): the *Attainment of Buddhahood Sūtra* states, "There is a great powerful dragon king named Lośikhi," which mutually reveals this. "Rākṣasa demons": translated here as "fearsome." The *Attainment of Buddhahood Sūtra* speaks of "great yakṣa spirits," which is mutually revealing, as that city has both yakṣa and rākṣasa spirits. Regarding "cleansing defilements after sleep": after people fall asleep, those spirits manifest to remove all foul defilements, competing to keep it pure.