釋淨土群疑論 6.9

6.9

The explanation says: Bodhisattvas of that land from the eighth bhūmi and above are exclusively subject to saṃsāra of inconceivable transformation. From the seventh bhūmi on down to the first fruit and above, they are either subject to fragmented lifetimes or to inconceivable transformation. Those who proceed directly through the three ranks of worthies, the ten faiths, and so on are all subject solely to fragmented lifetimes. However, their lifespan is immeasurable and boundless asaṃkhyeya kalpas, with the thirty-two marks, bodies of true golden color, bodies of empty space, and physical forms of the ultimate, possessing unhindered five supernormal knowledges, subtle and inconceivable.