法苑珠林 15.9

15.9

It is stated: Although four kinds of lands have been explained above, the essential principles are two: first, the retribution land; second, the transformation land. These two encompass the two lands of principle and phenomena. First, regarding the retribution land: the Buddha Tathāgata's world-transcending wholesome [qualities] are in essence untainted and are not subsumed within the tridhātu. Therefore, the Sukhāvatīvyūhopadeśa says: 'Contemplating the characteristics of that world, it surpasses the paths of the tridhātu.' Also, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra says: 'There is a sublime pure land that transcends the tridhātu.' Yet the Buddha's abode takes placelessness as its place, surpassing the worlds of the ten directions. Or, the pure land is established based on the dharma-body. Thus the treatise says: 'Śākyamuni Buddha has further pure worlds like the land of Amitābha, and Amitābha Buddha also has adorned-pure and unadorned-pure worlds like Śākyamuni Buddha.' Also, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra says: 'I in truth do not leave the realm of Jambudvīpa.' Also, the verse in the Lotus Sūtra says: