[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法華義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721) › 9.7 # 法華義疏 9.7 法華義疏 9.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.9.7) 五百即千二百數，所以別題者凡有四義：一者、佛在世時有高名顯威德五百羅漢常隨侍佛，故偏題之。二者、此五百人願行是同，現在俱時得記、未來相繼成佛。三者、此五百人同有自能領解說繫珠之功，故偏舉之。四者、佛初成道，前度五人、次度迦葉師徒，即成五百，今從初立名，故偏舉也。 > The five hundred refers to the number of one thousand two hundred. The reason it is specifically so titled involves four meanings in total: First, when the Buddha was in the world, there were five hundred arhats of prominent fame and manifest majesty and virtue who constantly attended upon the Buddha; hence it is specifically titled after them. Second, these five hundred persons had the same vows and practices, receiving prophecies together at the same time in the present and achieving buddhahood successively in the future. Third, these five hundred persons all equally possessed the merit of being able on their own to comprehend, understand, and explain the jewel tied \[in the garment\]; hence they are specifically singled out. Fourth, when the Buddha first attained the Way, he first liberated the five men, and next liberated Kāśyapa and his disciples, which amounted to five hundred; here the name is established based on the beginning, and therefore they are specifically singled out. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.9.6) - [Next: 9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.9.8) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721~en-mt.9.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1721.9.7) · Pramāṇa