金光明經文句記 5.13

5.13

Second, from "the heavenly kings" onward, brings out the five sections on heavenly spirits. Requesting a place and preaching in a place by virtue of the earth's taste being rich and fertile: "rich and fertile" (gaoyu) refers to farmland that is fine and fertile; the Records of the Grand Historian states: "In the east, ceding rich and fertile land," which is this. Below "fertile" (yu), the character "taste" (wei) is redundant. Rang (禳) means to avert. Furthermore, from "the heavenly kings" onward, discussing comprehensively according to their preeminence, each possesses the five abilities.