仁王經疏 2.145

2.145

釋曰：第二讚佛說法。文有兩節：初讚妙辨、後讚德益。言詞巧妙為辨。遠近皆遍曰洪。言八音者，如《梵魔喻經》云「佛說法聲有其八種：一最好聲、二易了聲、三濡軟聲、四調和聲、五慧聲、六不誣聲、七深妙聲、八不女聲。」又《瓔珞經》有八種聲，謂內外因果及四無礙聲，即為八也。又《賢愚經》、《十住斷結經》等亦說八種，與此不同，恐繁不述。言時眾得道百萬億者，第二讚眾得益。如經可知。

Explanation: Second is praising the Buddha's preaching of the Dharma. The text has two sections: first it praises his wonderful eloquence, and afterward it praises the benefits of virtue. Skillful wording is eloquence (pratibhāna). Permeating everywhere near and far is called 'vast'. As for the 'eight sounds', the *Brahma-māra-upamā Sūtra* says: 'The sound of the Buddha preaching the Dharma has eight kinds: first, the most excellent sound; second, the easily understood sound; third, the soft sound; fourth, the harmonious sound; fifth, the sound of wisdom; sixth, the non-deceitful sound; seventh, the profound and wondrous sound; eighth, the non-effeminate sound.' Furthermore, the *Yingluo jing* has eight kinds of sounds, namely the internal and external causes and fruits, as well as the four unhindered sounds, which make eight. Furthermore, the *Damamūka-nidāna Sūtra*, the *Daśabhūmika-kleśaccheda Sūtra*, and others also speak of eight kinds, but differ from this; fearing verbosity, they are not presented. As for 'the assembly at that time attained the path, a million kotis', this is the second part praising the assembly's attainment of benefit. It can be known from the sūtra.