法華義疏 1.246
法華義疏 1.246
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- Classical Chinese
1.246
「摩訶婆闍婆提」下,第二、列尼眾。對於僧眾亦開為二:初、列大名聞眾;二、列小名聞眾。「摩訶婆闍婆提」者,此云大愛道。「耶輸多羅」者,此云名聲,別有經云「是揵撻婆女,揵撻婆生男為樂神,生女為玉女,諸女中有名聲」也。此二人有前後者,俗禮姨妻尊卑,內律則婆闍入道為前,耶輸在後也。
From "Mahāprajāpatī" downward is the second part: listing the assembly of nuns. In contrast to the assembly of monks, this is also divided into two: first, listing those of great renown; second, listing those of minor renown. "Mahāprajāpatī" is translated here as "Great Path of Love" (Dà'àidào). "Yaśodharā" is translated here as "Fame" (Míngshēng). Another sūtra says: "She was the daughter of a gandharva. When gandharvas bear sons, they are music deities; when they bear daughters, they are jewel-like maidens, famous among all women." The sequential ordering of these two is because by worldly etiquette, the aunt is senior and the wife is junior; while according to the monastic Vinaya, Prajāpatī entered the Way first and Yaśodharā came later.
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