淨名經集解關中疏 1.207

1.207

At that time, the Śikhin Brahmā King said to Śāriputra: "Do not have such a thought, considering this Buddha-land to be impure! Why? I see Śākyamuni Buddha's land to be pure, just like the palace of the Īśvara Heaven." Below, the second part explains the Śikhin Brahmā King's seeing the purity, in three sections. Here, first, the Brahmā King sees the purity in the manner of the heavens. Kumārajīva says: "The purity of Buddha-realms has different gradations: some are like the Four Heavenly Kings, up to the six desire heavens; some are like the Brahmā heavens, up to the Śuddhāvāsa; some surpass the Śuddhāvāsa, where only bodhisattvas in their final lifetime are born in that realm. In accordance with sentient beings' minds, he manifests different realms." Sengzhao says: "The true purity of a Buddha-land transcends the three realms; how could it merely be like the mundane purity of a heavenly palace? This was spoken merely according to what he was capable of seeing. Śāriputra, being among humans, sees earth and stones; the Brahmā King, dwelling in the heavens, sees it like a heavenly palace; the sights seen by others also differ. The meaning of the diverse manifestations of the Buddha-land lies in this."