三彌勒經疏 1.32

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第二佛出生多小者，賢劫佛出，諸教不同。謂《賢愚經》云「過去久遠時有佛號無量精進。時有國王名華德，其王有千子，即是賢劫中千佛也。」《金剛力士經》云「昔有轉輪王，王有千子，各發菩提心願求作佛。」解云：是蓋華德王也。《藥上藥王經》亦同此說。《悲華經》云「半賢劫中一千四菩薩成無上覺，樓至如來後劫說法度人。」是故彼經第六卷云「寶海梵志白寶藏佛言：『未來世賢劫中有幾佛出世？』佛云：『半賢劫有千四佛出世也。』寶海白言：『世尊！賢劫諸佛般涅槃已，最後妙音龍成無上覺，名那羅延緣藥，於半劫出生。諸佛般涅槃，正法已滅，然後我當成無上覺，如千四佛所得壽命，聲聞弟子亦復如是，等無差別。設我般涅槃後，正法、賢劫一時滅盡矣。』寶藏佛言：『汝於來世，過一恒河沙等無數劫，入第二恒河沙無數劫後分，賢劫一千四佛成無上覺。汝當得奉施飲食，成無上覺，號樓至，壽命半劫，聲聞弟子與千四佛無差別。』」解云：以此文證，明知賢劫有千五佛。

Second, regarding the large or small number of Buddhas appearing: As for the appearance of Buddhas in the Bhadrakalpa, the various teachings are not identical. That is, the Xianyu jing says: 'In the distant past there was a Buddha named Boundless Vigour. At that time there was a king named Huade. That king had one thousand sons, who are indeed the one thousand Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa.' The Jingang lishi jing says: 'In the past there was a wheel-turning king who had one thousand sons, each of whom generated bodhicitta and vowed to attain Buddhahood.' It is explained: This is presumably King Huade. The Yaoshang Yaowang jing also shares this account. The Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra says: 'Within half of the Bhadrakalpa, one thousand and four bodhisattvas attain unsurpassed awakening; the Tathāgata Rucika expounds the Dharma and saves people in a later kalpa.' Therefore, the sixth fascicle of that sūtra says: 'The brāhmaṇa Samudrareṇu addressed the Buddha Ratnagarbha, saying: "In the future Bhadrakalpa, how many Buddhas will appear in the world?" The Buddha said: "In half of the Bhadrakalpa, one thousand and four Buddhas will appear in the world." Samudrareṇu said: "World-Honoured One! After the Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa have entered parinirvāṇa, at the very end Wondrous Voice Dragon will attain unsurpassed awakening, named Nārāyaṇa Healing Medicine, appearing in the world during half a kalpa. When all the Buddhas have entered parinirvāṇa and the true Dharma has already vanished, then I shall attain unsurpassed awakening. The lifespan I attain and my śrāvaka disciples shall also be just like those of the one thousand and four Buddhas, equal and without difference. Should I enter parinirvāṇa, the true Dharma and the Bhadrakalpa will simultaneously be extinguished completely." The Buddha Ratnagarbha said: "In the future, passing through asankhyeya kalpas equal to the sands of one Ganges River and entering the latter part of the asankhyeya kalpas of a second Ganges River, one thousand and four Buddhas will attain unsurpassed awakening in the Bhadrakalpa. You shall make offerings of food and drink [to them], attain unsurpassed awakening with the name Rucika, your lifespan will be half a kalpa, and your śrāvaka disciples will be no different from those of the one thousand and four Buddhas."' It is explained: Based on the testimony of this text, we clearly know that the Bhadrakalpa has one thousand and five Buddhas.