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注維摩詰經 6.39

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6.39

Yet the four heavenly kings and the gods of Trāyastriṃśa are not aware and do not know where they have entered; only those who are fit to be saved see Mount Sumeru enter into the mustard seed. This is called the Dharma-gate of Inconceivable Liberation. Furthermore, he can place the waters of the four great oceans into a single pore without disturbing the fishes, turtles, terrapins, alligators, and aquatic creatures, while those great oceans retain their original appearance as before; the dragons, spirits, asuras, and so forth are not aware and do not know where they have entered, nor are these sentient beings disturbed. Furthermore, Śāriputra, a bodhisattva who abides in inconceivable liberation can sever and take the three-thousand-great-thousandfold world, place it in his right palm like a potter's wheel, and hurl it beyond worlds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, while the sentient beings therein are not aware and do not know where they have gone; then he places it back in its original position without causing anyone to conceive of coming and going, and this world retains its original appearance as before. Furthermore, Śāriputra, if there are sentient beings who take pleasure in remaining long in the world and can be saved, the bodhisattva extends seven days to make an eon,

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