金剛般若經贊述 2.71

2.71

於燃燈佛前，即謂第三僧祇已前也，第三僧祇初逢燃燈佛故。那由他者，千萬數，謂在燃燈佛前，逢八百四千萬億箇那庾多佛，於中一一皆供養、承事無空過者，然此但其數不論恒沙者，謂所逢佛極少也。謂此且說隨於一地、二地等中所逢諸佛，非謂前二僧祇但逢爾所佛也。且依古舊相傳說，釋迦佛於初僧祇逢五恒河沙佛，第二僧祇逢六恒河沙佛，第三僧祇逢七恒河沙者，是則前二僧祇逢無量佛，何獨爾許耶？故知且據隨何時分逢者說也。

'Before Dīpaṅkara Buddha' refers to before the third asaṃkhyeya [kalpa], because at the beginning of the third asaṃkhyeya he encountered Dīpaṅkara Buddha. A nayuta is a number of ten million. It means that before Dīpaṅkara Buddha, he met eight hundred and four thousand myriad koṭis of nayuta Buddhas, and among them he made offerings to and attended upon each and every one without passing any in vain. However, this is only that number and does not speak of Ganges sands, which means that the Buddhas encountered were very few. This is only speaking according to the Buddhas encountered during a single stage, two stages, and so forth; it does not mean that throughout the previous two asaṃkhyeyas he only encountered that many Buddhas. And according to the old traditions handed down, Śākyamuni Buddha encountered five Ganges sands of Buddhas in the first asaṃkhyeya, six Ganges sands of Buddhas in the second asaṃkhyeya, and seven Ganges sands of Buddhas in the third asaṃkhyeya. If so, he encountered immeasurable Buddhas during the first two asaṃkhyeyas; why would it be only that many? Thus we know this is spoken only according to what was encountered during a particular period of time.