釋淨土群疑論 1.26

1.26

Explanation: What doubt is there here that prompts asking this again? Although the receptacle world of the Pure Land is transformed by the contaminated, conscious mind, it cannot be called the three realms; this is the meaning of "contaminated" being broad and "three realms" being narrow. Pṛthagjanas of the Pure Land are only called apparitionally born sentient beings, and cannot be called the two destinies of humans and devas; this is "four modes of birth" being broad and "five destinies" being narrow. The present case is also like this: although it is the contaminated body of a pṛthagjana, it cannot be called a body of the three realms.