釋淨土群疑論 1.30

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釋曰：淨有多種，有真實淨、有相似淨、有究竟淨、有非究竟淨。真實淨者，謂無漏善心。相似淨者，謂有漏善心。究竟淨者，謂諸佛世尊。非究竟淨者，謂十地已下乃至凡夫。有體淨相穢、有體穢相淨、有體相俱淨、有體相俱穢。體淨相穢者，謂佛心無漏清淨，故所現之土亦復清淨，然所現土現於穢相，名體淨相穢。故《維摩經》言「為欲度斯下劣人，故示是眾惡不淨土耳。」體穢相淨者，如十地已還本識及有漏六七識，并地前凡夫一切有漏心所現淨土是有漏故，名為體穢；以依如來清淨佛土，自識變似淨土相現，故名相淨也。體相俱淨者，如佛及十地已還無漏心中所現淨土，名體相俱淨。體相俱穢者，如有漏心所現穢土等是也。今此得生西方，雖是凡夫，然前第二句體穢相淨也。

Explanation: There are many kinds of purity: real purity, semblance purity, ultimate purity, and non-ultimate purity. Real purity refers to the uncontaminated wholesome mind. Semblance purity refers to the contaminated wholesome mind. Ultimate purity refers to the Buddhas, the World-Honoured Ones. Non-ultimate purity refers to those from the tenth bhūmi downward to pṛthagjanas. There is purity of substance with defilement of appearance; defilement of substance with purity of appearance; purity of both substance and appearance; and defilement of both substance and appearance. Purity of substance with defilement of appearance means that because the Buddha's mind is uncontaminated and pure, the land manifested is likewise pure; yet the manifested land displays defiled characteristics, hence it is called purity of substance with defilement of appearance. Therefore, the *Vimalakīrtinirdeśa Sūtra* says: "In order to deliver these lowly people, he manifests this defiled land of various evils." Defilement of substance with purity of appearance means: as with the fundamental consciousness and the contaminated sixth and seventh consciousnesses from the tenth bhūmi downward, along with all the contaminated minds of pṛthagjanas prior to the bhūmis, because the pure land manifested is contaminated, it is called defilement of substance; because, relying on the Tathāgata's pure Buddha land, their own consciousness transforms and manifests the appearance of a semblance pure land, it is called purity of appearance. Purity of both substance and appearance means: as with the pure land manifested in the uncontaminated minds of the Buddhas and those from the tenth bhūmi downward, it is called purity of both substance and appearance. Defilement of both substance and appearance means: as with defiled lands manifested by contaminated minds, and so forth. Now, although those who attain rebirth in the West are pṛthagjanas, they belong to the second category above: defilement of substance with purity of appearance.