法華文句記 2.25

2.25

釋「難陀」因緣文甚略，「亦云放牛」者，《大論》云：「頻婆娑羅王請佛及比丘僧三月安居，語放牛人令近處住，令日日送乳酪酥等。終竟三月，王甚慚之令其見佛，其乃與諸同輩議云，曾聞一切智人即淨飯王子，彼生在王宮頗知放牛事不？乃入竹園端坐問佛，佛為說十一事等。」具如《止觀》第二記。因發心出家成無學果，從本為名故云放牛。言「善歡喜」者，從初慕道為名，歡喜中勝，故云善也。「欣樂」是善喜之別名耳。若以此義立四悉者，翻名即世界，十萬釋即為人，佛說放牛事即對治，得果即第一義。約教中云「歡喜住」者，住無歡喜之名，但約別地，證道既同故借地以名住。

The explanation of the background of “Nanda” is extremely brief. Regarding “also called Cowherd,” the Da zhidu lun says: “King Bimbisāra invited the Buddha and the saṃgha of monks to observe the three-month rains retreat, and told a cowherd to live nearby so that he could deliver milk, curds, butter, and so on every day. When the three months came to an end, the king felt deeply ashamed and had him see the Buddha. He then discussed with his peers, saying: ‘I have heard that the omniscient person is the prince of Śuddhodana; born in the royal palace, does he know anything about herding cattle or not?’ He then entered the Bamboo Grove, sat upright, and questioned the Buddha. The Buddha explained the eleven matters to him, and so forth,” fully as in the second note of the Zhiguan. Because of this, he resolved his mind, left home, and attained the fruit of an arhat; named from his origin, he is therefore called Cowherd. Regarding “Fine Joy,” he is named from his initial yearning for the path; being superior among joys, it is thus called “Fine.” “Rejoicing” is simply another name for Fine Joy. If this meaning is used to establish the four siddhāntas: the translation of the name is the mundane; the hundred thousand Śākyas is the individual; the Buddha explaining the matters of herding cows is the therapeutic; attaining the fruit is the ultimate truth. In the classification according to the teachings, where it says “Joyous Abode,” the abodes do not have the name “Joyous,” but this is tentatively based on the separate bhūmi; since the path realized is identical, the bhūmi is borrowed to name the abode.