三彌勒經疏 1.150

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經曰「過去諸佛」以下，第二別彰。此中三：初彰過去佛智、次彰現世智、後彰未來智。是初也。言姓者，毘婆尸佛出剎利姓，拘留孫佛出婆羅門姓等也。言字者，即二十年名。言名者，初生名。言號者，十號也。弟子者，聲聞也。補翼佛故，名翼從也。言多小者，毘婆尸佛三會說法，謂初十六萬八千人、次十萬人、後八萬人。尸棄佛亦三會，初十萬人、次八萬人、後七萬人。毘婆舍佛二會，初七萬人、後六萬人。留孫佛一會說，四萬人。含牟尼佛一會說，三萬人。迦葉佛一會，三萬人。釋迦一會，千二百五十人。廣如《長阿含》第一卷也。言一劫百劫等者，顯時智也。如《婦人無近請佛經》云「第一佛般涅槃已來九十劫，第二佛般涅槃已來三十一劫，第三佛般涅槃亦三十一劫，乃至迦葉佛般涅槃已來萬歲」者，解云：七世佛中間前後遠近差別也。亦復知以下意顯知化眾，謂《雀無近經》「第一佛父名波漂剎利王，母名波頭末。乃至迦葉佛父名波羅摩達，母名檀那越」等也。

From where the sūtra states "the past Buddhas..." onward is the second, specifically revealing [the sagely qualities]. Here there are three parts: first, revealing the wisdom regarding past Buddhas; next, revealing the wisdom regarding the present world; afterwards, revealing the wisdom regarding the future. This is the first. Regarding "clan" (姓), Vipaśyin Buddha arose from the kṣatriya clan, Krakucchanda Buddha arose from the brāhmaṇa clan, and so forth. Regarding "style-name" (字), this is the name [given at] twenty years [of age]. Regarding "name" (名), this is the name [given at] birth. Regarding "epithets" (號), these are the ten epithets. "Disciples" refers to the śrāvakas. Because they assist and flank the Buddha, they are called "attendants." Regarding "many or few": Vipaśyin Buddha had three assemblies for expounding the Dharma, namely, first 168,000 people, next 100,000 people, and last 80,000 people. Śikhin Buddha also had three assemblies: first 100,000 people, next 80,000 people, and last 70,000 people. Viśvabhū Buddha had two assemblies: first 70,000 people, and last 60,000 people. Krakucchanda Buddha had one assembly expounding to 40,000 people. Kanakamuni Buddha had one assembly expounding to 30,000 people. Kāśyapa Buddha had one assembly of 30,000 people. Śākyamuni had one assembly of 1,250 people. The details are as found in the first fascicle of the *Dīrgha Āgama*. Regarding "one kalpa, a hundred kalpas," and so forth: this reveals wisdom regarding time. As the *Sūtra on the Woman Wujin Inviting the Buddha* states: "Since the first Buddha entered parinirvāṇa, ninety kalpas have passed; since the second Buddha entered parinirvāṇa, thirty-one kalpas have passed; since the third Buddha entered parinirvāṇa, also thirty-one kalpas have passed; up to, since Kāśyapa Buddha entered parinirvāṇa, ten thousand years have passed"—this is explained as the differences in temporal distance between the successive Buddhas of the seven generations. From "and also knows..." onward, the intention is to reveal knowledge of the assemblies being transformed; as the *Que Wujin Sūtra* states: "The first Buddha's father was named King Bopiāo Kṣatriya, and his mother was named Padmā... up to Kāśyapa Buddha's father was named Brahmadatta, and his mother was named Dhanavatī," and so forth.