法苑珠林 28.18

28.18

又華嚴經云。大海中有四寶珠。一切眾寶皆從之生。若無此四珠一切寶物漸就滅盡。諸小龍神不能得見。唯娑伽羅龍王。密置深寶藏中。此深寶藏有四種名。一名眾寶積聚二名無盡寶藏。三名遠熾然。四名一切莊嚴聚。又大海之中有四熾然光明大寶。一名日藏光明大寶。二名離潤光明大寶。三名火珠光明大寶。四名究竟無餘光明大寶。若大海中無此四寶。四天下金剛圍山乃至非想非非想處皆悉漂沒。日藏光明能變海水為酪。離潤光明能變海酪為蘇。火珠光明能然海蘇。究竟無餘光明能然海蘇永盡無餘。

The Avataṃsaka-sūtra also states: In the great ocean there are four precious jewels from which all precious items are born. If not for these four jewels, all precious items would gradually diminish to extinction. Minor dragon spirits cannot see them. Only the Dragon King Sāgara secretly places them in a deep treasure storehouse. This deep treasure storehouse has four names: the first is called the Accumulation of All Jewels, the second is called the Inexhaustible Treasure Storehouse, the third is called Distant Blazing, and the fourth is called the Gathering of All Adornments. Furthermore, within the great ocean there are four greatly blazing, luminous treasures: the first is called the Light Great Treasure of the Sun Storehouse; the second is called the Light Great Treasure Freed from Moisture; the third is called the Light Great Treasure of the Fire Pearl; and the fourth is called the Light Great Treasure of Ultimate Remainderlessness. If these four treasures were not in the great ocean, the four continents, the Cakravāḍa iron mountain, and even up to the Sphere of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception would all be washed away and submerged. The light of the Sun Storehouse can transform the ocean water into curds. The light Freed from Moisture can transform the ocean curds into butter. The light of the Fire Pearl can burn the ocean butter. The light of Ultimate Remainderlessness can burn the ocean butter until it is completely and utterly gone.