金剛般若經贊述 1.39

1.39

前中有五。一、為令生信，總顯已聞，說「如是我聞」。二、說者、聽者共相會遇，時分無別，總說「一時」。三、化必有主，主若勝，法可尊，故標於「佛」。四、化必有處，要託勝處說妙法，故言「舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園」。五、明教所被機，謂「千二百五十人俱」，據實亦有菩薩眾，如婆伽婆說；亦有八部眾，如下流通分說，今此略故，但舉聲聞也。餘文可知。

The first part has five items. First, to engender faith, by generally indicating what has been heard, it says 'Thus have I heard.' Second, the speaker and the listeners gathered together with no distinction of time, generally stated as 'at one time.' Third, teaching must have a teacher; if the teacher is superior, the Dharma is to be venerated, hence it designates 'the Buddha.' Fourth, teaching must have a place, relying necessarily on an excellent location to preach the wondrous Dharma, hence it says 'in Śrāvastī, at the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍada's Park.' Fifth, clarifying the audience addressed by the teaching, namely 'together with a great community of monks, twelve hundred and fifty in all.' In reality there was also an assembly of bodhisattvas, as the Bhagavat stated, and there were also the assemblies of the eight classes, as stated below in the transmission section; here, being abbreviated, it only mentions the śrāvakas. The remaining text can be understood.