大般涅槃經集解 71.72

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Sengliang comments: The narrative concerning Ānanda has three purposes: first, it describes what he did in his conduct, that having eight inconceivable virtues, he would certainly be capable of propagating [the Dharma]; second, it cites evidence to clarify that disciples of the seven Buddhas who possessed eight virtues were all employed to propagate [the Dharma]; third, it directly explains Mañjuśrī's question.