翻譯名義集 2.21

2.21

【摩醯首羅】《大論》：「此云大自在，正名摩訶莫醯伊濕伐羅，八臂三眼，騎白牛。」《普門疏》云：「《樓炭》稱為阿迦尼吒，《華嚴》稱為色究竟。或有人以為第六天，而諸經論多稱大自在，是色界頂。《釋論》云：『過淨居天，有十住菩薩，號大自在，大千界主。』《十住經》云：『大自在天光明，勝一切眾生。』涅槃獻供，大自在天最勝，故非第六天也。」灌頂云：「字威靈帝。」

【Maheśvara】 The *Dàzhìdù lùn* says: "Here translated as 'Great Sovereign' (Da zizai); the correct name is Mahā-Maheśvara. He has eight arms, three eyes, and rides a white ox." The *Pǔmén shū* says: "The *Lóutàn jīng* calls it Akaniṣṭha; the *Huáyán jīng* calls it the Ultimate of Form. Some people consider it to be the sixth heaven [of the desire realm], but various sūtras and treatises mostly state that the Great Sovereign is the summit of the form realm. The *Dàzhìdù lùn* says: 'Beyond the Pure Abode Heavens, there are bodhisattvas of the ten abodes, titled Great Sovereign, masters of the great chiliocosm.' The *Shízhù jīng* says: 'The light of Maheśvara surpasses all sentient beings.' In the offerings presented at the nirvāṇa, Maheśvara was supreme; therefore it is not the sixth heaven." Guanding says: "He is styled Emperor Weiling."