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淨名經集解關中疏 1.76

淨名經集解關中疏 1.76

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帝網菩薩 什曰。幻術經名帝網也。此大士神變自在猶如幻化。故借帝網以名之。又曰。大士施化如帝王法網也。

"Indra's Net Bodhisattva (Indrajāla)," Kumārajīva says: "A sūtra on magical illusions is named 'Indra's Net.' This mahāsattva's divine transformations are sovereign like illusions, so 'Indra's Net' is borrowed to name him. It is also said: 'The mahāsattva's transformation of beings is like an emperor's legal net.'"

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