淨名經集解關中疏 2.237

2.237

"During the kalpa of pestilence, / He manifests as various medicinal herbs; / If there are those who take them, / They remove disease and eliminate all poisons. / During the kalpa of famine, / He manifests his body as food and drink: / First rescuing them from hunger and thirst, / He then speaks of the Dharma to people. / During the kalpa of warfare, / He gives rise to compassion for them, / Transforming those sentient beings / And causing them to abide in the stage of non-contention. / If there is a great battle array, / He establishes equal strength; / The bodhisattva displays awe-inspiring power, / Subduing them to bring harmony and peace." / Five verses clarify the three minor disasters. Zhao says: "What would the bodhisattva's dharmakāya not do? He either becomes medicinal herbs so that those who take them are cured of illness, or becomes food and drink so that the hungry are sated. The warfare lasts seven days; the pestilence lasts seven months and seven days; the famine lasts seven years, seven months, and seven days. The eastern and western continents have similarities but are not the primary ones, meaning anger increases, bodily strength weakens, and hunger and thirst recur frequently. In the northern continent there are no battle arrays, which corroborates the visibility of warfare."