法華義疏 1.172

1.172

就列僧眾有二：一、前列顯名眾；二、列密行眾。初既云「眾所知識」，故知是顯名眾。次不云眾所知識，而同得授記成佛，故是密行眾。以適化多方，故聖人或顯或密。又初純是無學眾故在先，次雜學、無學故居後，亦前眾數多、後眾數少故也。

Regarding the listing of the monk assembly, there are two parts: first, listing the assembly of manifest renown; second, listing the assembly of hidden practice. Since the initial [phrase] says 'known to the multitude', we know they are the assembly of manifest renown. The next does not say 'known to the multitude', yet they equally obtain the prophecy of attaining Buddhahood; hence they are the assembly of hidden practice. Because adapting to and converting [beings] takes many directions, the sages are either manifest or hidden. Furthermore, the first is purely an assembly of adepts (aśaikṣa), and therefore comes first; the next mixes trainees (śaikṣa) and adepts, and therefore is placed behind; also, the former assembly was large in number, and the latter assembly was small in number.