大乘法苑義林章 7.25

7.25

Fourth, the characteristics of the result: The Buddhabhūmi-sūtra says: 'The supreme, completely sovereign pure consciousness is its characteristic.' That commentary explains: 'The untainted mind of the Buddha constitutes its substance and characteristics; because there is consciousness-only, there is no separate land apart from consciousness. The dharmatā land is the dharmatā mind, which is not separate from the pure consciousness associated with non-conceptual wisdom, because it is the true nature of consciousness. The self-enjoyment, other-enjoyment, and transformation lands are all not separate from the pure consciousness associated with the Buddha's subsequently attained wisdom. However, the consciousnesses differ: the self-enjoyment land is the eighth consciousness; the other-enjoyment land is the seventh consciousness; and the transformation land is the front five consciousnesses, as they are the consciousnesses associated with that subsequently attained wisdom according to circumstance. The bodhisattvas of the ten grounds see the dharmatā land and the other-enjoyment land, while those prior to the grounds and the three vehicles see the transformation land, each according to circumstance, not separate from the pure observing consciousness, tainted or untainted, of the viewer.' Therefore, this sūtra says: 'If one wishes to vigorously cultivate and purify a Buddha land, one should first skillfully purify one's own mind. In accordance with the purity of a bodhisattva's own mind, such a purified Buddha land is attained.' Bodhisattva Vasubandhu's Prajñā[-pāramitā-sūtra]-śāstra says: 'Practicing wisdom reaches mastery of consciousness-only; / Thus one grasps the pure land. / Therefore, cultivating the cause of wisdom, the resultant consciousness becomes pure. When internal consciousness is pure, the sentient beings and the container world land brought about externally are all pure.' This is fully explained in the sūtras. It should also be understood as corresponding to the consciousness of the viewer, as noted above.