無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈註 1.69

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此二句名莊嚴主功德成就。佛本何故起此莊嚴？見有佛如來雖有大眾，眾中亦有不甚恭敬。如一比丘語釋迦牟尼佛：「若不與我解十四難，我當更學餘道。」亦如居迦離謗舍利弗，佛三語而三不受。又如諸外道輩，假入佛眾而常伺求佛短。又如第六天魔，常於佛所作諸留難。有如是等種種不恭敬相，是故願言：使我成佛，天人大眾恭敬無倦。所以但言天人者，淨土無女人及八部鬼神故也。是故言天人丈夫眾，恭敬繞瞻仰。

These two lines are called the accomplishment of the adornment of merits of the master. Why did the Buddha originally raise this adornment? He saw that although certain Buddha Tathāgatas had great assemblies, among their assemblies there were also those who were not very reverent. For instance, a monk said to Śākyamuni Buddha: "If you do not resolve the fourteen difficult questions for me, I shall study other paths instead." It was also like Kokālika slandering Śāriputra; the Buddha spoke to him three times, yet three times he would not accept it. It was also like the non-Buddhists who falsely entered the Buddha's assembly and constantly watched for the Buddha's faults. It was also like the māra of the sixth heaven, who constantly created hindrances for the Buddha. There being various such marks of irreverence, he therefore made the vow: "May it be that when I become a Buddha, the assembly of gods and humans will be reverent without weariness." The reason he mentions only gods and humans is that in the Pure Land there are no women or ghosts and spirits of the eight classes. Therefore it is said: "The assembly of gods and human men / Reverently circumambulates and gazes up in admiration."