妙法蓮華經文句 1.34

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1.34

'Thus' brings forward the essence of the dharma that was heard. 'Have I heard' refers to the person who is able to uphold it. 'At one time' means the harmony of hearing and upholding, not at different times. 'The Buddha' means that it was heard from the Buddha at that time. 'In the royal city, on Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa' is the place of hearing and upholding. 'Together with a great bhikṣu [assembly]' refers to the companions in hearing and upholding. These are all the harmonious union of causes and conditions, generated in successive order.

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