仁王經疏 1.23

English (machine translation) 1.23

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1.23

Regarding 'Thus have I heard': this is the first, comprehensively indicating what was already heard. There are three senses in interpreting it: first, comprehensively interpreting 'Thus have I heard'; second, specifically interpreting 'Thus have I heard'; third, setting forth the purpose of stating them together. Regarding the comprehensive interpretation: it means that those who transmitted the Buddha's teaching, such as Mañjuśrī and Ānanda, all made this statement: 'The profound phrases and meanings thus spoken, I formerly heard.'

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仁王經疏 — Classical Chinese