量須彌山之斤兩也。以喻佛之壽命難量。金光明經壽量品曰:「諸須彌山可知斤兩,無有能量釋尊壽命。」金光明玄義曰:「山斤海滴,寧得盡其邊崖。」釋門正統四曰:「說釋尊壽命,雖山斤海滴地塵空界亦不可比。」
The weight of a mountain, or of Sumeru-- may be more readily ascertained than the eternity of the Buddha.
一山斤 指測度須彌山之斤兩;用以比喻佛之壽命難量。釋門正統卷四(卍續一三O‧四OO上):「釋尊長壽,雖山斤、海滴、地塵、空界,亦不可比。」〔金光明經壽量品〕p1254