釋淨土群疑論 1.8

1.8

釋曰：此有三釋。一是他受用土，以佛身高六十萬億那由他恒河沙由旬，其中多有一生補處，無有眾苦但受諸樂等故，唯是於他受用土。二言唯是變化土。有何聖教？言佛高六十萬億那由他恒河沙由旬等，即證是於他受用身土。何妨淨土變化之身高六十萬億那由他恒河沙由旬，以觀經等皆說為凡夫眾生往生淨土，故知是變化土。三通二土。地前見變化土，地上見他受用土，同其一處，各隨自心所見各異，故通二土。由此經言，是阿彌陀佛非凡夫境，當作丈六觀也。

Explanation: There are three explanations of this. First, it is a parasaṃbhoga-kṣetra: because the Buddha's body is sixty trillion nayutas of Ganges sands of yojanas in height, because there are many ekajātipratibaddhas within it, because there is no suffering whatsoever and only the experience of various pleasures, and so forth, it is exclusively a parasaṃbhoga-kṣetra. Second, it is said that it is exclusively a nirmāṇa-kṣetra: What sacred teaching states that if the Buddha is sixty trillion nayutas of Ganges sands of yojanas in height, it proves that it is a parasaṃbhoga body and land? What prevents a transformation body in a pure land from being sixty trillion nayutas of Ganges sands of yojanas in height? Since texts like the Guan jing all speak of pṛthagjana sentient beings attaining rebirth in the Pure Land, we know that it is a nirmāṇa-kṣetra. Third, it is common to both lands: those prior to the bhūmis see a nirmāṇa-kṣetra, and those on the bhūmis see a parasaṃbhoga-kṣetra; occupying the same single place, each according to their own mind sees differently, so it is common to both lands. For this reason, the sūtra states that this Amitābha is not the domain of pṛthagjanas, and that they should perform the contemplation of the sixteen-foot [body].