大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 17.69

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疏「然阿難所不聞經」下，第二釋不聞難。謂有問言：阿難是佛得道夜生，年滿二十方始出家，年至三十如來方命以為侍者。自三十年前如來所說，阿難不聞。何以經初皆言我聞？故為此答。答有四意，大為兩節：前三帶權、後一顯實。一「或云展轉聞」者，自有數說：一《報恩》第六云「阿難所不聞經，從諸比丘邊聞，或有諸天向阿難說。」二依《涅槃》四十云「我涅槃後，阿難比丘所未聞者，弘廣菩薩當廣流布。阿難所聞，自能宣通。」三《智論》第二云「迦葉、阿難於王舍城結集三藏，是時長老大迦葉謂阿難言：『佛囑累汝，令持法藏。汝應報佛恩。佛在何處最初說法？佛諸大弟子能守護法藏者皆已滅度，唯汝一人在，汝今應隨佛心，憐愍眾生故，集佛法藏。』是時阿難禮眾僧已，坐師子床。時大迦葉說此偈言：

In the commentary, from “However, regarding the sūtras that Ānanda did not hear” downward is the second [part], resolving the objection concerning not hearing. That is, there is a question: “Ānanda was born on the night the Buddha attained the Way, left home only upon reaching the age of twenty, and only when he reached thirty did the Tathāgata appoint him as his attendant. Ānanda did not hear what the Tathāgata preached during the thirty years prior to this. Why does the beginning of every sūtra say ‘I heard’?” Hence this answer is given. The answer has four meanings, broadly divided into two sections: the first three carry expedient [teachings], while the last one reveals the actual. First, regarding “some say he heard through transmission,” there are several explanations: first, the Bao’en jing, Fascicle 6, says: “The sūtras Ānanda did not hear were heard from the various bhikṣus, or were spoken to Ānanda by various devas.” Second, according to the Nirvāṇa Sūtra, Fascicle 40: “After my nirvāṇa, what the bhikṣu Ānanda has not heard will be widely disseminated by the Bodhisattva Hongguang; what Ānanda has heard, he will personally be able to proclaim and propagate.” Third, the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa, Fascicle 2, says: “Kāśyapa and Ānanda compiled the Tripiṭaka at Rājagṛha. At that time, the Elder Mahākāśyapa said to Ānanda: ‘The Buddha entrusted you to uphold the treasury of the Dharma. You must repay the Buddha's kindness. Where did the Buddha first preach the Dharma? The Buddha's great disciples who could protect the Dharma treasury have all entered extinction; only you alone remain. You should now follow the Buddha's mind, and out of compassion for sentient beings, compile the Buddha's Dharma treasury.’ At that time Ānanda, having paid homage to the saṃgha, sat on the lion throne. Then Mahākāśyapa spoke these verses: