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平等法身者，八地已上法性生身菩薩也。寂滅平等者，即此法身菩薩所證寂滅平等之法也。以得此寂滅平等法，故名為平等法身。以平等法身菩薩所得，故名為寂滅平等法也。此菩薩得報生三昧，以三昧神力能一處一念一時遍十方世界，種種供養一切諸佛及諸佛大會眾海，能於無量世界無佛法僧處種種示現種種教化，度脫一切眾生常作佛事。初無往來想、供養想、度脫想，是故此身名為平等法身，此法名為寂滅平等法也。未證淨心菩薩者，初地已上七地已還諸菩薩也。此菩薩亦能現身若百若千若萬若億若百千萬億無佛國土施作佛事，要須作心入三昧乃能，非不作心。以作心故，名為未得淨心。此菩薩願生安樂淨土，即見阿彌陀佛。見阿彌陀佛時，與上地諸菩薩畢竟身等法等。龍樹菩薩、婆藪槃頭菩薩輩願生彼者，當為此耳。

The 'equal Dharma-body' refers to the bodhisattvas of the body born of the Dharma-nature of the eighth stage and above. The 'equality of tranquility and cessation' refers precisely to the dharma of the equality of tranquility and cessation realized by these Dharma-body bodhisattvas. Because they have attained this dharma of the equality of tranquility and cessation, they are called the equal Dharma-body; and because it is attained by the equal Dharma-body bodhisattvas, it is called the dharma of the equality of tranquility and cessation. These bodhisattvas attain the samādhi of retributive birth; by the spiritual power of this samādhi, in one place, in a single thought-moment, at one time, they can pervade the worlds of the ten directions to offer various kinds of worship to all the buddhas and the oceanic assemblies of the great assemblies of buddhas, and in immeasurable worlds where there is neither Buddha, Dharma, nor Saṅgha, they can manifest in various forms, offer various teachings, deliver all living beings, and constantly perform the Buddha's work. From the very beginning, they have no notion of coming and going, no notion of offering worship, and no notion of delivering beings. Therefore, this body is called the equal Dharma-body, and this dharma is called the dharma of the equality of tranquility and cessation. 'Bodhisattvas who have not yet realized the pure mind' refers to all bodhisattvas from the first stage up to and including the seventh stage. These bodhisattvas are also capable of manifesting bodies in a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred million, or hundreds of thousands of kotis of buddha-lands without buddhas to carry out the Buddha's work; however, they must generate an intention and enter samādhi before they are able to do so—it is not without generating an intention. Because they generate an intention, they are called 'not yet having attained the pure mind.' When these bodhisattvas aspire to be born in the Pure Land of Peace and Bliss, they immediately see Amitābha Buddha. When they see Amitābha Buddha, they are ultimately equal in body and equal in dharma with all the bodhisattvas of the higher stages. It is precisely for this reason that the likes of Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna and Bodhisattva Vasubandhu aspired to be born there.