遊心安樂道 1.4

1.4

今此所明極樂國者。蓋是感願行之奧深，現果德之長遠，十八圓淨，越三界而超絕；五根相好，併六天而不嗣。珍香法味遂養身心，誰有朝飢、夜渴之苦？玉林芳風溫涼常適，本無冬寒夏熱之煩。群仙共會，時浴八德蓮池，由是長別偏可厭之時皺；勝侶相從，遠遊十方佛土，於茲遠送以難慰之憂勞。況復聞法響音入無相，見佛光明悟無生？悟無生故無所不生，入無形故無所不形，極淨極樂，非心意之所度；無際無限，豈言說之能盡？如是淨土，十方諸佛之所歎勸，三乘聖眾之所遊居。

What is clarified here regarding the land of Sukhāvatī is that it responds to the profound depths of vows and practices, manifesting the enduring fruition of virtues. Its eighteenfold perfect purities surpass and transcend the three realms; its five sense bases and excellent marks outshine and leave no succession to the six heavens. Rare fragrances and Dharma flavours sustain body and mind—who experiences the torment of morning hunger or evening thirst? The jade forests and fragrant breezes are ever moderate in warmth and coolness; originally there is no distress of winter cold or summer heat. Host of immortals assemble together, frequently bathing in the lotus ponds of eight virtues, thereby bidding eternal farewell to the repulsive wrinkles of old age; superior companions accompany one another, wandering far to Buddha lands of the ten directions, thereby casting far away the disquieting sorrows and weariness. What is more, hearing the resonance of the Dharma one enters the signless; seeing the Buddha's light one awakens to the unborn. Awakening to the unborn, there is nothing that is not born; entering the formless, there is nothing that is not formed. Utterly pure and of supreme bliss, it cannot be measured by mind and thought; boundless and limitless, how could words exhaust it? Such a pure land is praised and exhorted by the Buddhas of the ten directions, and wandered and dwelt in by the noble assemblies of the triyāna.