仁王經疏 3.73

3.73

Explanation: Second, instructing the various kings in turn. The text is divided into seven parts: 1. instructing the various kings in turn; 2. King Kalmāṣapāda's questioning; 3. Samantaprabha's reverent reply; 4. the various kings and others obtaining benefits; 5. the command to release the remaining kings; 6. Kalmāṣapāda renouncing the kingdom to enter the Path; and 7. citing teachings to confirm and establish [it]. This is the first. It means that he addressed the various kings, saying that the time to forfeit their lives had arrived, and they should recite the verse lines from the sūtras of the past seven buddhas.