法苑珠林 97.41

97.41

Fourth, concerning the speed of supernormal powers: the Kośa-śāstra says that this intermediate existence travels through the sky; as when a person relinquishes life and is due to take rebirth beyond immeasurable world systems, in an instant it arrives. Before the supernormal power of the two vehicles has traversed a single world system, the intermediate existence has already reached beyond immeasurable world systems. Even the divine power of the Buddha cannot prevent it from going to be born or cause it to abide in another destiny, because the power of karma is fixed. The śāstra's statement that karmic supernormal power is superior is based on its surpassing the supernormal power of ordinary persons and the One Vehicle. The Vibhāṣā-śāstra says: The statement that the base of supernormal power is superior is based on the Buddha's supernormal power being swift.