觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 1.21

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問：《長阿含經》云「毘婆尸佛人壽八萬歲時出世，尸棄佛人壽七萬歲時出，毘舍浮佛人壽六萬歲時出，拘留孫佛人壽四萬歲時出，拘那含牟尼佛人壽三萬歲時出，迦葉佛人壽二萬歲時出，釋迦一百歲時出，彌勒佛人壽八萬歲時出世。」豈前三佛同住劫耶？答：《五濁經》明：賢劫前四佛同出，第九住劫。或云：住劫中初五劫無佛。《阿含經》說佛出世時人壽長短，不說同劫，亦不相違。

Question: The Dīrghāgama says: "Vipaśyin Buddha appeared in the world when human lifespan was 80,000 years; Śikhin Buddha appeared when human lifespan was 70,000 years; Viśvabhū Buddha appeared when human lifespan was 60,000 years; Krakucchanda Buddha appeared when human lifespan was 40,000 years; Kanakamuni Buddha appeared when human lifespan was 30,000 years; Kāśyapa Buddha appeared when human lifespan was 20,000 years; Śākyamuni appeared when it was 100 years; Maitreya Buddha will appear in the world when human lifespan is 80,000 years." Could the first three Buddhas have shared the same kalpa of abiding? Answer: The Wu zhuo jing explains that the first four Buddhas of the Fortunate Kalpa appeared together in the ninth kalpa of abiding. Alternatively, it is said that in the kalpa of abiding, there are no Buddhas during the first five kalpas. That the Āgama speaks of the length of human lifespan when a Buddha appears in the world without stating that they shared the same kalpa is likewise not contradictory.