金剛般若經疏論纂要 1.25

1.25

六眾。與者，并也、及也。大者，名高德著。比丘，梵語，此含三義，故存梵不譯：一、怖魔，二、乞士，三、淨戒。眾者，理和、事和。千二百五十者，佛初成道，度憍陳如等五人，次度迦葉三兄弟兼徒總一千，次度舍利弗、目蓮各兼徒一百，次度耶舍長者子等五十人，經舉大數，故減五人，此常隨眾，故偏列數，非無餘眾，未隱顯耳。俱者，一時一處。

Sixth, the assembly. 'Together with' means 'along with' and 'and.' 'Great' means their renown was elevated and their virtue manifest. Bhikṣu is Sanskrit, containing three meanings here, so the Sanskrit is retained untranslated: first, terrifying Māra; second, mendicant; third, pure precepts. 'Assembly' means harmony in principle and harmony in events. As for 'twelve hundred and fifty,' when the Buddha first attained the Way, he delivered five people including Kauṇḍinya; next he delivered the three Kāśyapa brothers together with their disciples, totaling one thousand; next he delivered Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana each with one hundred disciples; next he delivered fifty people including the son of the elder Yaśas. The sūtra gives the round number, therefore reducing it by five people. This was the assembly that constantly followed him, and thus its number is listed specifically; it is not that there were no other assemblies, but merely that they were concealed rather than revealed. 'Together' means at one time and in one place.