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無量壽經連義述文贊 2.178

無量壽經連義述文贊 2.178

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Classical Chinese

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經曰「阿難又問」至「凡歷十劫」者,述云:此第三、成佛久近也。支謙經云「作佛以來凡十小劫」,意同此也。而帛延云「作佛以來凡十八劫」者,蓋其「小」字闕其中點矣。

Regarding the passage from "Ānanda further asked" to "a total of ten kalpas have passed": The commentary states: This third part is the duration since he attained Buddhahood. Zhi Qian's sūtra says, "Since he became a Buddha, a total of ten minor kalpas have passed," the meaning being the same as this. As for Bai Yan saying, "Since he became a Buddha, a total of eighteen kalpas have passed," the character "minor" (xiao) probably lacked its middle dot.

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