金光明經文句記 5.65

5.65

初、述成香光普遍。經「摩醯首羅」，此云大自在。金剛密跡者，《正法念經》云「昔有國王，夫人生千子，欲試當來成佛次第故，俱留孫探得第一籌，釋迦當第四籌，乃至樓至當千籌。第二夫人生二子，一願為梵王，請千兄轉法輪；次願為密跡金剛神，護千兄教法。」世傳樓至化身，非也，乃法意王子耳。據經唯一人，今狀於伽藍之門而為二像者，夫應變無方，多亦無咎。摩尼跋陀，此云威伏行。阿耨達，此云無熱惱。娑竭，此云鹹海。經百億非非想天者，夫百億即大千界也，但同一四禪及四無色。三禪統中千界，以大千言之，則有一千三禪也。二禪統小千界，則有百萬二禪，唯四洲至初禪則有百億。今非想亦言百億，以下望上言之耳。又恐翻譯之訛也。以義淨重翻，則無百億非想之言。

First, confirming that the fragrance and light are all-pervasive. In the sūtra, "Maheśvara" is translated as Great Sovereign (Da Zizai). As for Guhyakādhipati (Jin'gang Miji): the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra states: "In the past, there was a king whose queen gave birth to one thousand sons. Wishing to test the order of their future attainment of buddhahood, Krakucchanda drew the first lot, Śākyamuni drew the fourth lot, and so forth up to Rucika drawing the thousandth lot. The second queen gave birth to two sons: the first vowed to become King Brahmā and entreat the thousand elder brothers to turn the wheel of the Dharma; the next vowed to become the Secret-Traces Vajra Deity to protect the teachings of the thousand elder brothers." The worldly tradition that he is a transformation body of Rucika is mistaken; he was merely Prince Dharmamati. According to the sūtra, he was only one person. Now, representing him at the gates of monasteries as two images is because responsive transformations are boundless, so having multiple forms is also without fault. Manibhadra is translated as Awesome Subduing Practice. Anavatapta is translated as Free from Burning Affliction. Sāgara is translated as Salty Sea. Regarding "a hundred billion heavens of Neither-Conception-Nor-Non-Conception" in the sūtra: a hundred billion is a great trichiliocosm, but it has only one Fourth Dhyāna and four formless realms. The Third Dhyāna governs a medium chiliocosm; in terms of a great trichiliocosm, there are one thousand Third Dhyānas. The Second Dhyāna governs a small chiliocosm, so there are one million Second Dhyānas. Only from the four continents up to the First Dhyāna are there a hundred billion. Now, speaking of a hundred billion for Neither-Conception is merely speaking of it looking upward from below. Alternatively, it is feared to be a translation error, since Yijing's retranslation contains no words about a hundred billion Neither-Conceptions.