安樂集 2.59

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二、引聖教為證者。《淨土論》云：「十方人、天生彼國者，即與淨心菩薩無二，淨心菩薩即與上地菩薩，畢竟同得寂滅忍，故更不退轉。」又引《大經》四十八願中有五番大益：第一、《大經》云：「有十方人天來生我國，不悉真金色者，不取正覺；二云、十方人天來生我國，若形色不同有好醜者，不取正覺；三云、十方人天來生我國，不得宿命智，下至不知百千億那由他諸劫事者，不取正覺；四云、十方人天來生我國，不得天耳通，下至不聞百千億那由他諸佛所說，不悉受持者，不取正覺；五云、十方人天來生我國，不得他心智，下至不知百千億那由他諸佛國中眾生心念者，不取正覺。」欲論彼國利益之事，難可具陳。但當願生，必不可思議。是故彼方唯善、唯樂，無苦、無惡也。

Second, as for citing sacred teachings as verification: the Jingtu lun states, 'Humans and gods of the ten directions born in that land are no different from bodhisattvas of the pure mind; bodhisattvas of the pure mind, together with bodhisattvas of the higher stages, ultimately attain the patience of cessation alike, and therefore do not retrogress again.' It also cites the forty-eight vows of the Larger Sūtra as having five great benefits: First, the Larger Sūtra states: 'If humans and gods of the ten directions who come to be born in my land are not all of the color of genuine gold, may I not attain right awakening.' Second, it states: 'If humans and gods of the ten directions who come to be born in my land have varying bodily forms, some fine and some ugly, may I not attain right awakening.' Third, it states: 'If humans and gods of the ten directions who come to be born in my land do not attain knowledge of past lives, down to not knowing the events of hundreds of thousands of koṭis of nayutas of kalpas, may I not attain right awakening.' Fourth, it states: 'If humans and gods of the ten directions who come to be born in my land do not attain the divine ear, down to not hearing and fully upholding what is spoken by hundreds of thousands of koṭis of nayutas of buddhas, may I not attain right awakening.' Fifth, it states: 'If humans and gods of the ten directions who come to be born in my land do not attain knowledge of the minds of others, down to not knowing the thoughts in the minds of sentient beings in hundreds of thousands of koṭis of nayutas of buddha lands, may I not attain right awakening.' Were one to discuss the matters of benefit in that land, it would be difficult to present them fully. One should simply vow to be born there, and it will surely be inconceivable. Therefore, that realm is solely good and solely blissful, without suffering and without evil.