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望。过者从此向西。横亘而过也。一大千界。名一佛土。从娑婆世界。过佛土至十万亿。远之远也。然观经云。弥陀佛国。去此不远。盖净业已成。临终在定之心。即净土受生之心。一念即得往生。不须愁远也。极乐一云安乐。亦云安养极乐有四。一常寂光土。经云。毗卢遮那。遍一切处。其佛住处。名常寂光。是极果人所居。二实报庄严土。行真实法。感殊胜报。七宝庄严。是法身大士所居。三方便有余土。断四住惑。属方便道。无明未尽。名曰有余。是三乘圣人所居。四凡圣同居土。是四圣六凡所共居。今既曰菩萨声闻诸天大众。是同居土也。 其土有佛。号阿弥陀。 此标主显正也。其字承上。土必有主。指能依之主曰佛。出本佛之号。曰阿弥陀。悲华经云。往昔劫中。有转轮王。名无诤念。发愿云。我修大乘。取于净土。终不愿于秽土成阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。世界众生。无诸苦恼。我不得如是佛刹。不成正觉。今既果满。号阿弥陀。故现净土。又大本云。法藏比邱。于世自在王佛所。发无上意。广说四十八愿。若不尔者。誓不成佛。是时大地震动。天雨妙华。空中同声赞言。决定成佛。 今现在说法。 佛皆度生。指度生之轨曰说法。大云经云。尔时世尊。熙怡微笑。从其面门。出 无量光。言西方世界有国。名安乐。佛号无量寿。现在说法。则正当释迦说法时。弥陀亦在彼说法。故云现在说法。 宝树池莲分第三 以下明依报庄严。此言极乐世界水陆光华之胜也。 ○初总示。二栏树。三宝池。四阶阁。五莲华。末总结。 舍利弗。彼土何故名为极乐。 此释所依之土。土名极乐。异于娑婆。应为详陈。使生欣乐。 其国众生。无有众苦。但受诸乐。故名极乐。 先总摄。后分解。众苦者。生苦老苦病苦死苦。爱别离苦。冤憎会苦。求不得苦。五阴盛苦。名八苦。而彼国莲华化生。则无生苦。寒暑不迁。则无老苦。身离分段。则无病苦。寿命无量。则无死苦。无父母妻子。则无爱别离苦。上善同处。则无冤憎会苦。所欲自至。则无求不得苦。观空照寂。则无五阴盛苦。诸乐即下支所说是也。 又舍利弗。极乐国土。 此下明乐事也。 七重栏楯。 横曰栏。直曰楯。栏楯围于树外。 七重罗网。 罗网覆于树上。大本云。其网柔软。如兜罗绵。观经云。妙真珠网。弥覆树上。一一树有七重网。一一网间。有五百亿妙华宫殿。 七重行树。 行树者。次第成行也。大本云。诸宝崖上。有无数栴檀 现代汉语译本： 无量光（Amitabha）：说到西方世界有个国度，名叫安乐（Sukhavati）。那里的佛号是无量寿（Amitayus），现在正在说法。这正当释迦牟尼（Sakyamuni）说法的时候，阿弥陀佛（Amitabha）也在他的国度说法，所以说是现在说法。 宝树池莲分第三 以下说明依报庄严。这里说的是极乐世界水陆光华的美好。 ○初总示。二栏树。三宝池。四阶阁。五莲华。末总结。 舍利弗（Sariputra），那个国土为什么叫做极乐呢？ 这是解释所依止的国土。国土名为极乐，不同于娑婆世界（Saha），应该详细陈述，使人产生欣乐之心。 那个国家的众生，没有各种痛苦，只有各种快乐，所以叫做极乐。 先总括，后分解。各种痛苦，指的是生苦、老苦、病苦、死苦、爱别离苦、怨憎会苦、求不得苦、五阴炽盛苦，称为八苦。而那个国度的人是莲花化生，所以没有生苦；没有寒暑变化，所以没有老苦；身体不是分段生死，所以没有病苦；寿命无量，所以没有死苦；没有父母妻子，所以没有爱别离苦；都是上善之人同住一处，所以没有怨憎会苦；想要什么自然就来，所以没有求不得苦；观空照寂，所以没有五阴炽盛苦。各种快乐就是下面将要说的。 又，舍利弗（Sariputra），极乐国土， 以下说明快乐的事情。 有七重栏楯（balustrades）。 横的叫做栏，直的叫做楯。栏楯围绕在树的外面。 有七重罗网（nets）。 罗网覆盖在树的上面。《大本经》说，那罗网柔软，像兜罗绵。《观经》说，美妙的珍珠网，覆盖在树上。每一棵树都有七重网，每一重网之间，有五百亿美妙的宫殿。 有七重行树（rows of trees）。 行树，指的是次第排列成行的树。《大本经》说，各种宝山崖上，有无数的栴檀（sandalwood）。
English
English version: Amitabha: Speaking of the Western world, there is a country named Sukhavati (Land of Bliss). The Buddha there is named Amitayus (Infinite Life), and he is currently teaching the Dharma. This is at the same time when Sakyamuni (Sage of the Shakya clan) is teaching, Amitabha is also teaching in his land, so it is said that he is currently teaching the Dharma. Section 3: Jeweled Trees, Ponds, and Lotuses The following describes the adornments of the environment. This speaks of the splendor of water, land, and light in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. ○ First, a general introduction. Second, railings and trees. Third, jeweled ponds. Fourth, stairways and pavilions. Fifth, lotuses. Finally, a conclusion. Sariputra, why is that land called Sukhavati (Land of Utmost Bliss)? This explains the land that is relied upon. The land is named Sukhavati, different from the Saha world (world of suffering), and should be described in detail to give rise to joy. The beings in that country have no suffering, but only experience all kinds of bliss, therefore it is called Sukhavati. First, a general summary, then a breakdown. The various sufferings refer to the suffering of birth, the suffering of aging, the suffering of sickness, the suffering of death, the suffering of separation from loved ones, the suffering of encountering those one hates, the suffering of not obtaining what one seeks, and the suffering of the flourishing of the five aggregates, known as the eight sufferings. But the people of that country are born from lotuses, so there is no suffering of birth; there are no changes in heat and cold, so there is no suffering of aging; the body is not subject to segmented life and death, so there is no suffering of sickness; lifespan is immeasurable, so there is no suffering of death; there are no parents, wives, or children, so there is no suffering of separation from loved ones; all are virtuous people living together, so there is no suffering of encountering those one hates; whatever one desires comes naturally, so there is no suffering of not obtaining what one seeks; contemplating emptiness and illuminating stillness, so there is no suffering of the flourishing of the five aggregates. The various joys are what will be described below. Moreover, Sariputra, in the Land of Sukhavati, The following describes the joyful things. There are seven layers of balustrades. Horizontal ones are called 'railings,' and vertical ones are called 'balusters.' The balustrades surround the trees. There are seven layers of nets. The nets cover the trees. The Larger Sutra says that the nets are soft, like cotton. The Contemplation Sutra says that wonderful pearl nets cover the trees. Each tree has seven layers of nets, and between each net, there are five hundred billion wonderful palaces. There are seven rows of trees. Rows of trees refer to trees arranged in order. The Larger Sutra says that on various jeweled cliffs, there are countless sandalwood trees. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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香树。吉祥果树。行行相值。是为行树。七重者。一重栏网。围覆一重行树。重重相间。其数七也。 皆是四宝。周匝围绕。 四宝金银琉璃玻璃也。周匝围绕者。瑞相经云。无量宝网。皆以金缕珍珠。百千杂宝。庄严较饰。周匝四面。垂以金铃。光色华耀。罗覆树上。栏楯宝饰。例此可知。又大本云。七宝诸树。遍满世界。金根金茎。枝叶花果皆以金。名一宝。金根银茎。枝叶花果。亦分金银。名二宝。如是三宝四宝。乃至七宝。与此言四宝稍异。 是故彼国。名为极乐。 结前例后。 又舍利弗。极乐国土。有七宝池。 承上言。不但陆地庄严。即池水亦复胜妙也。大本云。内外左右。有诸浴池。犹如大海。七宝合成。又云。或黄金为池。或白银为池。或水晶琉璃为池。珊瑚琥珀为池。乃至七宝为池。七宝见下。 八功德水。充满其中。 一澄净。二清冷。三甘美。四轻软。五润泽。六安和。七除饥渴。八长养诸根。具八种功德。利益众生。 池底纯以金沙布地。 观经云。真金为渠。渠下皆杂色金刚。而为底沙。大本云。黄金池者。白银底沙。水晶池者。琉璃底沙。二宝为池。底沙亦二。乃至七宝。亦复如是。今止言金沙。省文也。 四 现代汉语译本 香树（散发香味的树）。吉祥果树（结吉祥果实的树）。行行相值（行列整齐，彼此对应）。是为行树（这就是成行的树）。七重者（七重是指）：一重栏网（一层栏杆和网），围覆一重行树（环绕覆盖着一排行树），重重相间（一层层相互间隔），其数七也（总共有七层）。 皆是四宝（都是由四种宝物构成）。周匝围绕（环绕四周）。 四宝（指）金、银、琉璃、玻璃也。周匝围绕者（关于环绕四周）：瑞相经云（《瑞相经》中说），‘无量宝网（无数的宝网），皆以金缕珍珠（都用金线和珍珠），百千杂宝（以及成百上千种杂宝），庄严较饰（庄严装饰），周匝四面（环绕四周），垂以金铃（悬挂着金铃），光色华耀（光彩华丽），罗覆树上（覆盖在树上）。’栏楯宝饰（栏杆和装饰的宝物），例此可知（可以参照这个例子来理解）。又大本云（《无量寿经》中说），‘七宝诸树（各种七宝树），遍满世界（遍布整个世界），金根金茎（金色的根和茎），枝叶花果皆以金（树枝、树叶、花朵和果实都是金色的），名一宝（称为一种宝物）。金根银茎（金色的根和银色的茎），枝叶花果（树枝、树叶、花朵和果实），亦分金银（也分别是金和银），名二宝（称为两种宝物）。’如是三宝四宝（像这样有三种宝物、四种宝物），乃至七宝（乃至七种宝物），与此言四宝稍异（和这里说的四宝略有不同）。 是故彼国（因此那个国度），名为极乐（被称为极乐世界）。 结前例后（总结前面的内容，作为后面内容的例子）。 又舍利弗（再者，舍利弗），极乐国土（在极乐国土），有七宝池（有七宝池）。 承上言（承接上面的话），不但陆地庄严（不仅陆地庄严），即池水亦复胜妙也（就连池水也非常殊胜美妙）。大本云（《无量寿经》中说），‘内外左右（内外左右），有诸浴池（有各种浴池），犹如大海（就像大海一样），七宝合成（由七宝合成）。’又云（又说），‘或黄金为池（或者用黄金做池），或白银为池（或者用白银做池），或水晶琉璃为池（或者用水晶琉璃做池），珊瑚琥珀为池（或者用珊瑚琥珀做池），乃至七宝为池（乃至用七宝做池）。’七宝见下（七宝的内容在下面会提到）。 八功德水（具有八种功德的水），充满其中（充满在池中）。 一澄净（第一是澄澈清净），二清冷（第二是清凉），三甘美（第三是甘甜美味），四轻软（第四是轻柔），五润泽（第五是滋润），六安和（第六是安宁祥和），七除饥渴（第七是能消除饥渴），八长养诸根（第八是能滋养各种根器）。具八种功德（具有八种功德），利益众生（利益众生）。 池底纯以金沙布地（池底完全用金沙铺地）。 观经云（《观无量寿经》中说），‘真金为渠（用纯金做水渠），渠下皆杂色金刚（水渠下面都是各种颜色的金刚石），而为底沙（作为底沙）。’大本云（《无量寿经》中说），‘黄金池者（黄金做的池子），白银底沙（用白银做底沙），水晶池者（水晶做的池子），琉璃底沙（用琉璃做底沙）。二宝为池（用两种宝物做池子），底沙亦二（底沙也是两种宝物）。乃至七宝（乃至七宝），亦复如是（也是这样）。’今止言金沙（现在只说金沙），省文也（是省略的说法）。 四
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English version 'Fragrant trees' (trees that emit fragrance). 'Auspicious fruit trees' (trees that bear auspicious fruits). 'Rows aligned and corresponding' (rows are neat and correspond to each other). 'These are rows of trees' (this is what rows of trees are). 'Seven layers' (the seven layers refer to): 'One layer of railings and nets' (one layer of railings and nets), 'surrounding and covering one row of trees' (encircling and covering one row of trees), 'layers interspersed' (layers are interspersed), 'their number is seven' (there are a total of seven layers). 'All are of the four treasures' (all are made of the four treasures). 'Completely surrounding' (surrounding on all sides). 'The four treasures' (refer to) gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and crystal. 'Completely surrounding' (regarding the complete surrounding): The *Surangama Sutra* says, 'Countless treasure nets, all with golden threads and pearls, hundreds and thousands of various treasures, adorning and embellishing, surrounding on all four sides, hanging with golden bells, with brilliant and radiant colors, covering the trees.' The railings and treasure decorations can be understood by analogy. Furthermore, the *Larger Sutra* says, 'Seven-jeweled trees fill the world. Golden roots and golden stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits are all of gold, called one treasure. Golden roots and silver stems, branches, leaves, flowers, and fruits are also divided into gold and silver, called two treasures.' Likewise, three treasures, four treasures, up to seven treasures, are slightly different from the four treasures mentioned here. 'Therefore, that land' (therefore, that land) 'is named Sukhavati' (is called the Land of Ultimate Bliss). Concluding the previous and exemplifying the following (summarizing the previous content as an example for the following content). 'Moreover, Shariputra' (furthermore, Shariputra), 'in the Land of Sukhavati' (in the Land of Ultimate Bliss), 'there are seven-jeweled ponds' (there are seven-jeweled ponds). Continuing from above (continuing from the above), not only is the land adorned (not only is the land adorned), but the pond water is also supremely wonderful (but the pond water is also supremely wonderful). The *Larger Sutra* says, 'Inside, outside, left, and right, there are bathing ponds, like the great ocean, made of the seven treasures.' It also says, 'Some are ponds of gold, some are ponds of silver, some are ponds of crystal and lapis lazuli, some are ponds of coral and amber, up to ponds of the seven treasures.' The seven treasures are mentioned below. 'Eight qualities of water' (water with eight qualities), 'fill them' (fill the ponds). First, clarity; second, coolness; third, sweetness; fourth, lightness; fifth, moistness; sixth, peacefulness; seventh, removal of hunger and thirst; eighth, nourishment of the roots. Possessing eight qualities, benefiting sentient beings. 'The bottom of the ponds is purely paved with golden sand' (the bottom of the ponds is purely paved with golden sand). The *Contemplation Sutra* says, 'Pure gold is used for the channels, and below the channels are various-colored diamonds, which form the bottom sand.' The *Larger Sutra* says, 'For ponds of gold, the bottom sand is of silver; for ponds of crystal, the bottom sand is of lapis lazuli. Ponds of two treasures have bottom sand of two treasures. Likewise, up to seven treasures are also the same.' Now, only golden sand is mentioned, which is an abbreviated statement. Four -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 边阶道。金银琉璃玻璃合成。