[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法華經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715) › 2.37 # 法華經義記 2.37 法華經義記 2.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.37) 所以復據八百弟子中最下者歎妙光德廣，明彌勒應問文殊者，但此八百人皆是文殊往日弟子，但彌勒親自是八百之中最下劣者，今作補處菩薩，彌勒往日復是文殊弟子，弟子問師，正得其宜也。 > As for why it further bases itself on the lowest among the eight hundred disciples to praise Varaprabha's breadth of virtue and clarify that Maitreya ought to question Mañjuśrī: these eight hundred persons were all Mañjuśrī's past disciples, but Maitreya personally was the lowest and most inferior among the eight hundred; now he is a bodhisattva in the stage of succession. Since Maitreya in the past was Mañjuśrī's disciple, for the disciple to question the master is entirely fitting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.36) - [Next: 2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.38) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715~en-mt.2.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1715.2.37) · Pramāṇa