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English version: The fourth surrounds the entire land. The ‘Immeasurable Life Sutra’ says: ‘Seven-jeweled trees are all around the world, on the four borders of the country and wherever they are, surrounding the ponds and dwellings, there are seven rows of trees and railings.’ The sutra says: ‘Therefore it is called Sukhavati (jí lè, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss)’, next explaining the fifth point, the conclusion. Next, it explains the second point, the clear and rippling water of virtue. The ‘Treatise on Immeasurable Life’ says: ‘This is the adornment of water.’ The text contains seven aspects: 1. The ponds are crystal clear, made of seven treasures; 2. The water contains eight virtues; 3. The bottom of the pond is filled with precious gravel; 4. The pond is surrounded by jade steps; 5. The jeweled terraces reach the sky; 6. Fresh flowers emit fragrance; 7. Together they form Sukhavati (jí lè, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss). The sutra says: ‘There are seven-jeweled ponds’, next explaining the first point, the ponds are crystal clear, made of seven treasures. According to the ‘Contemplation Sutra’, there are only eight ponds, this should be based on the larger and more superior ones. If referring to the ‘Sutra of Pure Enlightenment’ and others, there are bathing ponds everywhere, either surrounding the Buddha's lecture hall, or surrounding the lecture halls of Arhats (luó hàn, enlightened disciples of the Buddha) and Bodhisattvas (pú sà, beings who are on the path to Buddhahood), the Buddha's bathing pond is the largest, forty-eight thousand yojanas (yóu xún, a unit of distance) in length and width, those Bodhisattvas (pú sà, beings who are on the path to Buddhahood), Sravakas (shēng wén, disciples who attain enlightenment by hearing the Buddha's teachings) and Devas (tiān rén, heavenly beings) and others, after bathing, either recite scriptures, preach the Dharma, and meditate in the lecture hall, or preach the Dharma, recite scriptures, and enter Samadhi (rù dìng, a state of meditative consciousness) in the void, then those who have not attained enlightenment can all attain enlightenment, or attain the first fruit, the fourth fruit, and the state of non-retrogression, there are no oceans, rivers, streams, only various ponds and small lotuses (fú qú, another name for lotus), the four sides of the ponds are decorated with seven treasures, so that the water also presents various different colors of treasures. The sutra says: ‘The eight virtues of water are full within’, next explaining the second point, the water contains eight virtues. The ‘Praise of the Pure Land Sutra’ says: 1. Clarity; 2. Coolness; 3. Sweetness; 4. Lightness; 5. Moistness; 6. Peacefulness; 7. Eliminates hunger and thirst when drinking; 8. Nourishes the roots and the four elements after drinking. According to this standard, this water possesses the four ‘dusts’ (chén, the six sense objects: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mental objects), clarity is the sense object of sight, coolness and softness are the sense object of touch, sweetness is the sense object of taste, the other three are the functions of water, lacking the sense object of smell. The ‘Tattvasiddhi Shastra’ says: 1. Lightness; 2. Coolness; 3. Softness, this is touch; 4. Sweetness, this is taste; 5. Clarity, this is sight; 6. Not foul. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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是香；七、饮已调适；八、饮已无患，是水之用也。《正法念经》云：一、具六味，谓甘苦辛淡咸酢；二、清净；三、香洁；四、除渴；五、凉冷；六、饮之无厌；七、无尘垢；八、饮之无患。《清净觉经》云：其池中水浅深，随念上下逐之。《观经》云：水随莲华树上下，水流之音或闻三宝声、空无我诸波罗蜜声，此则弥陀神力使之然，即是形相净土摄。若第一义土者，《净名经》云：定水湛然满。 经曰：“池底纯以金沙布地”，次释第三下填宝砾也。《无量寿经》即互相厕映，若黄金池者下布白银沙，余亦类之，其池底有紫黑栴檀沉水香泥。 经曰：“四边阶道金银琉璃颇梨合成”，次释第四上匝玉阶。 问：“经言众宝所成，何以言玉也？” 答：“凡言玉食玉貌，非以玉为之，但贵美之言，彼亦如是。” 经曰：“上有楼阁，亦以金银、琉璃、颇梨、车渠、赤珠、玛瑙而严饰之”，次释第五珠台际天也。《无量寿论》云：谓地庄严，即色相圆净，谓七宝台阁光明净也。准《观经》，处处皆有众宝楼阁，何独地上。 次第六释鲜华吐褥，即依止圆净。若如来所居处有大宝莲华王座而为依止，自外诸人若或生莲华之中座，即以莲华为依止。此文中为四：一、华名；二、分 现代汉语译本：是香；七、饮用后调和身心；八、饮用后没有疾病，这是水的作用。《正法念经》说：一、具有六种味道，即甘、苦、辛、淡、咸、酢；二、清净；三、香洁；四、消除口渴；五、凉冷；六、饮用不厌；七、没有尘垢；八、饮用后没有疾病。《清净觉经》说：池中的水深浅，随着意念上下移动。《观经》说：水随着莲花树上下流动，水流的声音或者听到三宝（佛、法、僧）的声音、空无我等诸波罗蜜的声音，这是阿弥陀佛（Amitabha）的神力使它这样的，这就是形相净土的摄受。如果是第一义谛的净土，《维摩诘经》（Vimalakirti Sutra）说：定水湛然充满。 经文说：‘池底完全用金沙铺地’，接下来解释第三点，下面铺着宝贵的沙砾。《无量寿经》（Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life）说互相映衬，如果是黄金池，下面就铺着白银沙，其余的也类似这样，池底有紫黑色的栴檀（zhan tan）沉水香泥。 经文说：‘四边阶道用金、银、琉璃、颇梨（po li）合成’，接下来解释第四点，上面环绕着玉石台阶。 问：‘经文说用众宝所成，为什么说是玉呢？’ 答：‘凡是说玉食玉貌，不是用玉做的，只是赞美美好的说法，那里也是这样。’ 经文说：‘上面有楼阁，也用金、银、琉璃、颇梨（po li）、车渠（che qu）、赤珠、玛瑙来庄严修饰’，接下来解释第五点，珠台与天相接。《无量寿论》（Treatise on the Pure Land）说：所说的地庄严，就是色相圆满清净，所说的七宝台阁光明清净。根据《观经》（Contemplation Sutra），处处都有众宝楼阁，为什么只有地上有呢？ 接下来第六点解释鲜花吐香，就是依止圆满清净。如果如来（Tathagata）所居住的地方有大宝莲花王座作为依止，其他的人如果生在莲花之中，就以莲花作为依止。这段文字分为四个部分：一、花名；二、分
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English version: It is fragrant; seventh, drinking it harmonizes the body and mind; eighth, drinking it causes no illness, this is the use of water. The *Zhengfa Nianjing* (Sutra on the Establishment of Righteous Dharma) says: First, it has six flavors, namely sweet, bitter, spicy, bland, salty, and sour; second, it is pure; third, it is fragrant and clean; fourth, it eliminates thirst; fifth, it is cool and cold; sixth, one never tires of drinking it; seventh, it has no dust or dirt; eighth, drinking it causes no illness. The *Qingjing Juejing* (Sutra of Pure Enlightenment) says: The depth of the water in the pond moves up and down according to one's thoughts. The *Guanjing* (Contemplation Sutra) says: The water flows up and down with the lotus trees, and the sound of the flowing water may be heard as the sound of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), the sound of emptiness, non-self, and the various Paramitas (perfections), this is caused by the divine power of Amitabha (Amitabha), which is the reception of the Pure Land of Form. If it is the Pure Land of the First Principle, the *Vimalakirti Sutra* says: The water of Samadhi (meditative concentration) is full and still. The sutra says: 'The bottom of the pond is entirely paved with gold sand', next explaining the third point, the bottom is filled with precious gravel. The *Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life* says they reflect each other, if it is a golden pond, the bottom is paved with silver sand, and the rest are similar, the bottom of the pond has purplish-black sandalwood (zhan tan) sinking incense mud. The sutra says: 'The steps on the four sides are made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and crystal (po li)', next explaining the fourth point, jade steps surround the top. Question: 'The sutra says it is made of various treasures, why is it said to be jade?' Answer: 'Whenever we say jade food or jade appearance, it is not made of jade, but it is a way of praising beauty, it is the same there.' The sutra says: 'Above are pavilions, also adorned with gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal (po li), tridacna (che qu), red pearls, and agate', next explaining the fifth point, the jeweled platform touches the sky. The *Treatise on the Pure Land* says: The so-called adornment of the ground is the perfection and purity of form, the so-called seven-jeweled pavilions are bright and pure. According to the *Contemplation Sutra*, there are jeweled pavilions everywhere, why only on the ground? Next, the sixth point explains the fragrance of fresh flowers, which is relying on perfect purity. If the place where the Tathagata (Tathagata) dwells has a great jeweled lotus throne as a support, then if other people are born in the lotus, they take the lotus as a support. This passage is divided into four parts: first, the name of the flower; second, the division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 量；三、光色；四、香气。 经曰：“池中莲华”，次释华名，谓之莲华。
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经曰：“大如车轮”，次释第二分量也。此经据小小者说，谓如车轮；《观经》、《清净觉经》约大者说，或二十里乃至六十万里，然随念大小遂无常准。 经曰：“青色青光、黄色黄光、赤色赤光、白色白光”，次释第三光色也。然此经但有四色，准《清净觉经》、《观经》，一一华叶皆作异宝色，何独青色但有青光也？按诸经据彼华，非一一华有种种色，此经但据纯色者说。 经曰：“微妙香洁”，次释第四香气也。《清净觉经》云：其彼华香八方上下最胜无比，闻其香气无不适悦。 经曰：“舍利弗！极乐国土成就如是功德庄严”，次第七结极乐。 经曰：“又舍利弗！彼佛国土常作天乐”，次释第三妙妓鸣天也。准《观经》等，无量乐器常悬在天，不鼓自鸣。又随物有处，或舍或林皆悬乐器，悉自和鸣随众生意，皆奏法音无非法声，人天闻者俱发道意。 经曰：“黄金为地”，次释第四檀金饰地也，即形貌圆净。故《佛地论》云：无量寿佛所游行地，处处庄严希有。按诸经多以金为地体，诸宝间错而中表映彻，故《观经》称琉璃地。又彼经云：地下有八楞金柱，杂宝交饰光明赫奕，其地 现代汉语译本：量；三、光色；四、香气。 经文说：‘池中莲华’，接下来解释华（莲花）的名字，称之为莲华（lian hua）。 经文说：‘大如车轮’，接下来解释第二部分，莲花的大小。这部经是根据较小的莲花来说的，说它像车轮那么大。《观经》（Guan Jing）、《清净觉经》（Qing Jing Jue Jing）是根据较大的莲花来说的，或者二十里乃至六十万里，然而随着念头的大小，并没有固定的标准。 经文说：‘青色青光、黄色黄光、赤色赤光、白色白光’，接下来解释第三部分，莲花的颜色和光芒。然而这部经只有四种颜色，参照《清净觉经》（Qing Jing Jue Jing）、《观经》（Guan Jing），每一片花瓣都呈现出不同的宝色，为什么只有青色才有青光呢？按照诸经的说法，是根据那些莲花，并非每一朵莲花都有各种颜色，这部经只是根据纯色的莲花来说的。 经文说：‘微妙香洁’，接下来解释第四部分，莲花的香气。《清净觉经》（Qing Jing Jue Jing）说：那里的莲花香气在八方上下都是最殊胜无比的，闻到那香气没有不感到舒适喜悦的。 经文说：‘舍利弗（She Li Fu）！极乐国土（Ji Le Guo Tu）成就如是功德庄严’，接下来第七部分总结极乐世界（Ji Le）。 经文说：‘又舍利弗（She Li Fu）！彼佛国土常作天乐’，接下来解释第三部分，美妙的歌舞伎乐鸣响于天空。参照《观经》（Guan Jing）等，无数的乐器常常悬挂在天空，不用敲打就能自己发出声音。而且随着事物所在的地方，或者在房屋，或者在树林，都悬挂着乐器，全部都能自己和谐地鸣响，随着众生的心意，都演奏着佛法的声音，没有不合佛法的声音，人天听到这些声音，都能发起修道的意愿。 经文说：‘黄金为地’，接下来解释第四部分，用檀金装饰地面，也就是形状圆满清净。《佛地论》（Fo Di Lun）说：无量寿佛（Wu Liang Shou Fo）的住所，处处都庄严稀有。按照诸经的说法，大多以黄金作为地面的本体，各种宝物交错其中，内外互相辉映，所以《观经》（Guan Jing）称之为琉璃地。而且那部经还说：地下有八个棱角的金柱，各种宝物交错装饰，光明闪耀，那地面