釋淨土群疑論 7.44

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Question: The Avataṃsaka Sūtra states: 'The buddhānusmṛti-samādhi gate of pure karma sees the karma of all sentient beings like images in a mirror.' We do not know whether the karmic signs seen—such as when a person has long been dead and reborn in various destinies, yet within the samādhi realm this sign still appears—are real or false; this matter is truly difficult to understand. Is it that the original object (bimbamātra) comes and manifests within the realm? Or is it a false manifestation produced by one's own mind? Since karma is intention (cetanā), how can it be seen? The meaning is profound and hidden; please explain its purport.