大般涅槃經集解 4.77

4.77

案僧宗曰：聞佛為大眾受食，必有報施之義，亦有可請住之理，故喜也。曇纖曰：此下是四段之第二大眾歡喜，因請住以明常也。曇愛曰：此八段之第三，有兩章：第一歡喜歎純陀、第二請純陀令請佛也。慧朗述僧宗曰：此下猶是第一段中七章之第五章，大眾歎純陀也。敬遺記僧宗曰：此施門五章之第三章，大眾歡喜也。寶亮曰：大眾歡喜有三意。一者晨朝唱滅，不明有時，但恐不及；既仰覩慈顏，故歡喜也。二者向既不受眾人所供，但恐徒棄；今聞受純陀供，復云普為大會，故歡喜也。三者不知何當涅槃；我雖不達佛意，而純陀善得聖心，今請純陀，令請佛住，或有住理，是故歡喜也。智秀曰：此下四段之中第二，有三章：第一大眾歡喜請純陀；第二純陀自慶，申大眾意以請佛；第三佛可其自慶，止其所請也。名解妙義者，美其向者與佛共論二施之深奧也。

Sengzong comments: Hearing that the Buddha accepted food for the sake of the great assembly, there was bound to be the significance of requiting the offering, and there was also reason to request him to remain; hence they rejoiced. Tanxian says: From here below is the second of the four sections: the rejoicing of the great assembly, using the request for him to remain to illuminate permanence. Tan'ai says: This is the third of the eight sections, containing two parts: first, rejoicing and praising Cunda; second, requesting Cunda to ask the Buddha. Huilang relates Sengzong's view: From here below is still the fifth of the seven parts within the first section: the great assembly praising Cunda. Jingyi records Sengzong's view: This is the third of the five parts of the chapter on the offering: the rejoicing of the great assembly. Baoliang says: The rejoicing of the great assembly has three purposes. First, at dawn the extinction was proclaimed without clarifying a specific time, and they only feared arriving too late; having now looked up and beheld his compassionate countenance, they rejoiced. Second, earlier, when he did not accept the offerings of the multitude, they feared their efforts were discarded in vain; now hearing that he accepted Cunda's offering and furthermore stated that it was universally on behalf of the great assembly, they rejoiced. Third, they did not know when he would enter nirvāṇa; although we ourselves did not comprehend the Buddha's intent, Cunda skillfully grasps the sage's mind, so now by requesting Cunda to ask the Buddha to remain, there might be a reason for him to remain; therefore they rejoiced. Zhixiu says: From here below is the second of the four sections, containing three parts: first, the great assembly rejoices and requests Cunda; second, Cunda rejoices in his own fortune and expresses the great assembly's intent to request the Buddha; third, the Buddha approves his self-congratulation and stops his request. 'Understanding the subtle meaning' praises his previous discussion with the Buddha on the profound depths of the two offerings.