大般涅槃經疏 33.7

33.7

From "World-Honoured One, I now take delight in speaking a simile" onward is the third [part], submission. Herein there are five [steps]: first, he requests to speak; second, the Buddha permits him; third, he finishes speaking; fourth, he requests to leave the household life, and the Buddha orders a four-month probationary period (the Upāsaka Sūtra clarifies that it must be four months; stating "four months" refers simply to one season; their capacities are different and not of one kind, and upon hearing the varied [teachings] he immediately seeks to leave the household life); fifth, the Buddha grants him permission to leave the household life, and after leaving the household life, he cultivates and attains benefit. As for the "two dharmas", some say śamatha and vipaśyanā, and some say samādhi and prajñā. Shamuo and shemo are different phonetic transcriptions, light or heavy. As for "repaying the Buddha's kindness", cultivating in accordance with the Dharma is repaying the Buddha's kindness.