法華義疏 2.366

2.366

凡有二義：一者、釋迦、文殊、彌勒三聖于時皆在燈明佛之坐，而三聖復共聞經，今欲令彌勒自證驗之，故引燈明佛；餘過去佛，三人不必在坐，故不引之。二者、八王子中第八王子即燃燈佛，亦在燈明之坐，而釋迦既從燃燈受記，此即是以近覆遠，今欲開近顯遠，故須引燃燈事來也；若引餘佛，第八、燃燈不必在坐，故不引之。

There are generally two meanings. First: Śākyamuni, Mañjuśrī, and Maitreya, the three sages, were all in the assembly of Candrasūryapradīpa Buddha at that time, and the three sages heard the sūtra together. Now, wishing to let Maitreya verify it for himself, Candrasūryapradīpa Buddha is cited; with other past Buddhas, the three were not necessarily in the assembly, so they are not cited. Second: among the eight princes, the eighth prince was Dīpaṅkara Buddha, who was also in the assembly of Candrasūryapradīpa. Since Śākyamuni received prophecy from Dīpaṅkara, this uses the near to conceal the distant. Now, wishing to open the near and reveal the distant, it is necessary to cite the events of Dīpaṅkara; if other Buddhas were cited, the eighth, Dīpaṅkara, would not necessarily have been in the assembly, so they are not cited.