法苑珠林 2.8

2.8

When they form, they form together; when they disintegrate, they disintegrate together. All of this is the place governed by one transformation Buddha, called a three-thousand-great-thousand world, and designated the Sahā world. Its correct pronunciation according to the Sanskrit text is the Suohe world. According to the *Zishi sanmei jing*, it is called the Suohe world (in Chinese, the Realm of Endurance; because the people and things of this land are unyielding and hard to endure, it is given the name "Endurance"), and its Buddha is titled Able to be Benevolent [Śākyamuni]. Compacting the broad [varieties] under distinct headings, they are called the tridhātu: first, the kāmadhātu; second, the rūpadhātu; third, the ārūpyadhātu. As for the first, the kāmadhātu, desire is of four kinds: first, affective desire; second, desire for form; third, desire for food; fourth, sexual desire. The second, the rūpadhātu, has two: first, affective desire; second, desire for form. The ārūpyadhātu has one: affective desire. In the first, having the four desires fully, [desire] is strong and form is subtle; therefore it is called the kāmadhātu. In the second, the rūpadhātu, form is strong and desire is weak; therefore it is named the rūpadhātu. In the third, the ārūpyadhātu, form is cut off and desire is inferior; therefore it is named the ārūpyadhātu. (Further relying on the Avataṃsaka, in distinguishing the three-thousand-great-thousand world system, there are indeed many varieties; we need not recount them in full).