>爾時舍利弗 承佛威神作是念 若菩薩心淨 則佛土淨者 我世尊本爲菩薩時 意豈不淨 而是佛土 不淨若此
At that time, Sariputra, empowered by the Buddha's majesty had this thought: If a Bodhisattva's heart being pure leads to a Buddha land being pure, when our Baghavan was previously a Bodhisattva, could his thoughts not have been impure? And therefore this Buddha land is so impure as this?
>佛知其念即告之言 於意云何 日月豈不淨耶 而盲者不見
The Buddha, knowing his thoughts, then addressed him, saying: What do you think? Could the sun and moon not be impure? And therefore those who are blind do not see them?
>對曰不也世尊 是盲者過 非日月咎
He answered: Not so, Baghavan. This is the fault of the blind, and not a flaw in the sun and moon.
>舍利弗 衆生罪故 不見如來佛土嚴淨 非如來咎
Sariputra, the many beings are sinful, and therefore do not see the pure adornment of the Tathagata's Buddha land. It is no fault of the Tathagata.
>舍利弗 我此土淨 而汝不見
Sariputra, this land of mine is pure, and you do not perceive it.

>爾時螺髻梵王 語舍利弗 勿作是意 謂此佛土 以爲不淨 所以者何 我見釋迦牟尼佛土清淨 譬如自在天宮
At that time the Brahma king Śikhin spoke to Sariputra: Have not this thought, saying that you find this Buddha land impure. Why is this? I see the purity of the Buddha Sakyamuni's Buddha land, as if it were a palace in the Vasavartin heavens.
>舍利弗言 我見此土 丘陵坑坎 荊蕀沙礫 土石諸山 穢惡充滿
Sariputra spoke: I see this land's hills and pits, its thorns and rubble, its earth and stone and many mountains, and all unclean wickedness filling it.
>螺髻梵言 仁者心 有高下 不依佛慧故 見此土爲不淨耳
Brahma Śikhin spoke: Your mind has also its highs and lows, and it is only because you do not dwell in the Buddha's wisdom that you see this land as impure.
>舍利弗 菩薩於一切衆生 悉皆平等 深心清淨 依佛智慧 則能見此佛土清淨
Sariputra, a Bodhisattva is towards all beings impartial, with the depths of his mind pure; dwelling in the Buddha's wisdom, he then is able to see this Buddha land as pure.