法華經義記 1.78

1.78

「復有學無學二千人」，僧眾中本有二，此下是第二，呼為少名聞眾，未必常隨如來也。就此眾中，准前亦應有六義，但前眾既已備明六段，今此眾中唯有兩段：第一、言學無學，即是談其階位，但出二種，初言學即是七種學人也，次言無學即羅漢無學也。第二、言二千人，即是談其數也。

"There were also two thousand people, both learners and non-learners": among the saṅgha assembly there were originally two groups; from here begins the second, called the assembly of lesser renown, who did not necessarily always follow the Tathāgata. Within this assembly, in accordance with the preceding, there should also be six points; but since the preceding assembly has already fully elucidated the six sections, within this assembly there are only two sections: First, the statement 'learners and non-learners' refers to their stages of rank, presenting only two kinds: first, 'learners' refers to the seven classes of learners; next, 'non-learners' refers to the arhat non-learners. Second, the statement 'two thousand people' refers to their number.