仁王經疏 1.156

1.156

釋曰：第二、明能依眾。有其四種：一無量佛、二無量菩薩、三無量比丘、四無量八部眾。然八部眾略有三種：一天龍等八部，如諸經說。二者相傳說言，四天王各領二部（勘說處）。又八部者，如《長阿含經》第三卷說，世有八部眾：一剎利眾、二婆羅門眾、三居士眾、四沙門眾、五四天王眾、六忉利天眾、七魔眾、八梵眾。《瑜伽》釋云「八眾會來。」所謂八眾，大同《阿含》及《智度論》等。

Commentary: Second, explaining the assembly supported by them. There are four kinds: first, immeasurable Buddhas; second, immeasurable bodhisattvas; third, immeasurable monks; fourth, immeasurable assemblies of the eight classes. Now, the eight classes are briefly of three kinds: first, the eight classes of devas, nāgas, and so on, as explained across the sūtras. Second, tradition says that each of the Four Heavenly Kings governs two classes (check the source). Moreover, regarding the eight classes, as fascicle three of the Dīrghāgama states, in the world there are eight classes of assemblies: first, the kṣatriya assembly; second, the brāhmaṇa assembly; third, the householder assembly; fourth, the śramaṇa assembly; fifth, the Four Heavenly Kings assembly; sixth, the Trāyastriṃśa heaven assembly; seventh, Māra's assembly; eighth, Brahmā's assembly. The Yogācārabhūmi explains: 'The eight assemblies all come together.' The so-called eight assemblies largely agree with the Āgama, the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa, and so forth.