佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.17
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3.17
"Two rays of light shine downward to the Avīci hell, turning the Avīci hell golden-yellow. Through the power of the Buddha's tongue, the suffering beings are granted temporary respite and sigh with remorse over the evil deeds done in their former lives. Going down through immeasurable worlds in this way, in each world are transformed jewelled flower-trees, their leaves shaped like the Buddha's tongue. The marks of their tongues emit light, each ray shining upon the next and transforming into transformation Buddhas whose bodies are pure silver-white and endowed with the marks. Each transformation Buddha extends a broad and long tongue, and within the light of the tongue-mark are transformation Buddhas; the number of such transformation Buddhas is immeasurable. The radiance of the transformation Buddhas forms a silver mountain, high, large, and boundless. Among those mountains, silver trees, golden flowers, and silver fruits exclusively grow. Beneath the trees are white jade lotus flowers, and atop the flowers are white jade transformation people. From the navels of the jade people, six dragons are manifested; the mouths of the dragons are black and the colour of the dragons is pure white. The number of these transformed jade people is immeasurable. Going further down through immeasurable worlds, white jade trees are seen emerging from below up to the Sahā world, flourishing further up to the summit of the three realms. Their branches spread wide, and their leaves have colours—ninety-eight colours in all. Each leaf covers the three realms. Between the leaves, there are dragons, elephants, tigers, wolves, lions, venomous insects, vicious beasts, wildcats, and mice; there is nothing not present. Other realms are seen by the practitioner themselves.
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