淨名經集解關中疏 1.124

1.124

"And all the vast and long dimensions of this world appeared within it. Moreover, all within this great trichiliocosm—Mount Sumeru, the Snow Mountains, Mount Mucilinda, Mount Mahāmucilinda, the Fragrant Mountains, the Jeweled Mountains, the Golden Mountains, the Black Mountains, the Iron Enclosure Mountains, the Great Iron Enclosure Mountains, the great oceans, rivers, streams, torrents, springs, sources, as well as the sun, moon, stars, constellations, heavenly palaces, dragon palaces, and the palaces of the venerable deities—all appeared within the jeweled parasol." Second, externally manifesting the distinctions. Since the preceding merger of the parasols signified the equality of the dharmakāya whose sheltering compassion makes no distinction, these distinctions also signify that the lands of the response body vary in accordance with conditions. The text has two parts: first, manifesting this world; second, manifesting the ten directions. Within this part are three sections: first, the ten mountains symbolize the dwelling places of terrestrial beings; second, the great oceans symbolize the dwelling places of aquatic creatures; third, the sun, moon, etc., symbolize the dwelling places of aerial beings. Because these three classes are equally sheltered by compassion, they all appear together in the parasol. Sengzhao says: "The parasol does not expand yet encompasses the eight extremities; the earth does not contract yet appears within the parasol."