法華經義記 7.5

7.5

"At that time, Mahāmaudgalyāyana": below this is the second, further conferring prophecy upon the three voice-hearers. Precisely because they have already requested it, it is made into a separate section. Within it there are two parts: first, the three voice-hearers such as Maudgalyāyana request prophecy; second, the Tathāgata confers prophecy upon each of the three persons, thus forming three stages.