安樂集 2.35

2.35

第三、據此彼淨、穢二境，亦名漏、無漏者。若論此處境界，唯有三塗丘坑，山㵎、沙鹵，棘刺、水旱，暴風惡觸，雷、電礔礰，虎、狼毒獸，惡賊惡子，荒亂破散，三災敗壞；語論正報，三毒、八倒，憂、悲、嫉、妬，多病、短命，飢、渴、寒、熱，常為司命害鬼之所追逐，深可穢惡，不可具說，故名有漏，深可厭也。往生彼國勝者，據《大經》云，十方人、天但生彼國者，莫不皆獲種種利益也。何者？一、生彼國者，行則金蓮捧足，坐則寶座承軀，出則帝釋在前，入則梵王從後；一切聖眾與我親朋，阿彌陀佛為我大師；寶樹、寶林之下任意翱翔，八德池中遊神濯足；形則身同金色，壽則命與佛齊；學則眾門竝進，止則二諦虛融；十方濟運，則乘大神通，晏安暫時，則坐三空門；遊則入八正之路，至則到大涅槃。一切眾生但至彼國者皆證此益，何不思量不速去也？

Third, regarding the two realms of purity and defilement here and there, also termed defiled and undefiled: If we speak of the objective realm here, there are only the mounds and pits of the three evil paths, mountain ravines, saline sands, thorns and briars, floods and droughts, violent winds and harsh contacts, thunder and lightning, tigers, wolves, and venomous beasts, evil bandits and wicked children, chaos and devastation, and the ruin of the three disasters. Speaking of the direct retribution, there are the three poisons, the eight inversions, sorrow, grief, jealousy, envy, many illnesses, short lifespans, hunger, thirst, cold, and heat, constantly pursued by the demons of the overseer of destiny. It is profoundly foul and evil, beyond full description, hence called defiled, and deeply to be reviled. As for the superiority of rebirth in that land, according to the *Larger Sūtra*, whenever humans and devas of the ten directions are born in that land, there are none who do not attain diverse benefits. What are they? First, for those born in that land, when walking, golden lotuses support their feet; when sitting, jeweled thrones bear their bodies; when going out, Śakra is before them; when entering, Brahmā follows behind. All the noble assemblies are one's close companions; Amitābha Buddha is one's great master. Beneath jeweled trees and jeweled groves, one roams freely at will; in the ponds of eight virtues, one lets the spirit wander and washes one's feet. In form, one's body is equally golden; in lifespan, one's life is equal to the Buddha's. In study, all approaches advance together; in cessation, the two truths fuse and harmonize. To cross over beings in the ten directions, one rides great supernormal powers; to rest peacefully for a while, one sits in the gates of the three forms of emptiness; to travel, one enters the path of the eightfold correctness; to arrive, one reaches great nirvāṇa. All sentient beings who merely reach that land realize these benefits. Why not consider this and go quickly?