藥師經疏 1.40

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經。爾時至皆詣其所　三四鎮加威。四大天王與其眷屬者。依俱舍論第十一云。四大天王所部天眾。唯住妙高諸層級等有幾層級其量云何。何等諸天住何層級。蘇迷盧山有四層級。始從水際盡第一層。相去十千踰繕那量。如是乃至盡第四層亦十千量。此四層級。從妙高山傍出圍繞畫其下半。最初層級出十六千。第二第三第四層級如其次第。八四二千。有藥叉神名為堅手。住初層級。有名持鬘。住第二級。有名恒憍。住第三級。此三皆是四大天王所部天眾。第四層級。四大天王及諸眷屬共所居止故。經依此說四大王眾天。如妙高山四外層級。四大王眾及眷屬居。如是持雙持軸。乃至七金山上亦有天居。是四大王所部封邑。是名依地住四大王眾天。於欲天中此天最廣。

Sūtra: “At that time…” to “…all go to that place.” Third, the four protectors bestowing their majesty. Regarding the Four Heavenly Kings and their retinues: according to the Kośa, fascicle 11, the heavenly hosts under the command of the Four Heavenly Kings abide only on the terraces of Mount Meru and so forth. How many terraces are there, what is their measure, and which devas abide on which terraces? Mount Sumeru has four terraces. Beginning from the water's edge to the top of the first terrace, the distance is ten thousand yojanas. In this way, reaching up to the fourth terrace, each is also ten thousand in measure. These four terraces project outward around Mount Meru, demarcating its lower half. The first terrace projects sixteen thousand [yojanas]; the second, third, and fourth terraces project eight, four, and two thousand respectively. There is a yakṣa spirit named Dṛḍhahasta (Firm-Hand) who abides on the first terrace; one named Mālādhāra (Garland-Bearer) who abides on the second terrace; and one named Sadāmada (Ever-Intoxicated) who abides on the third terrace. These three are all heavenly hosts under the command of the Four Heavenly Kings. On the fourth terrace, the Four Heavenly Kings and their retinues dwell together. Therefore the sūtra speaks accordingly of the devas of the realm of the Four Heavenly Kings. Just as on the four outer terraces of Mount Meru dwell the Four Heavenly Kings and their retinues, so too on Yugandhara, Īṣādhara, and up through the seven golden mountains there are divine dwellings. These are the domains commanded by the Four Heavenly Kings. These are called the terrestrial devas of the realm of the Four Heavenly Kings; among the desire-realm devas, these devas are the most extensive.