[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) › [大般涅槃經義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764) › 1.69 # 大般涅槃經義記 1.69 大般涅槃經義記 1.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.69) 問曰：現觀人類不多，今此何故獨優婆塞有其二恒，餘眾漸多？釋言：今此三千同聚，故有二恒。又隨報別，一處之中有多種人，斯皆雲集，故有二恒。如《法華》中「眾生見劫盡，大火所燒時，天人常充滿」，如是等也。 > Question: Observing the human species at present, they are not numerous. Why do the upāsakas alone here number two Gaṅgās\[' sands\], while the remaining assemblies gradually increase? Answer: Here, \[those of\] the three thousand \[great thousand worlds\] gather together, and therefore there are two Gaṅgās\[' sands\]. Furthermore, according to differences in retributions, within a single place there are many kinds of persons, all of whom gather like clouds, and therefore there are two Gaṅgās\[' sands\]. This is like in the Lotus Sūtra: "When sentient beings see the end of the kalpa and all is consumed by a great fire, \[this land of mine is peaceful,\] always filled with devas and humans," and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.68) - [Next: 1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.70) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764~en-mt.1.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1764.1.69) · Pramāṇa