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三彌勒經疏 1.55

三彌勒經疏 1.55

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1.55

第二辨眾多小。亦有三對:一聲聞菩薩對,謂聲聞多,以有七千故;菩薩小,以有五百十六人故。二在家出家對,謂聲聞眾中出家少,以有二千故;在家多,有五千故。菩薩眾中在家小,有十六人故;出家多,以五百故。三信男信女對,謂信男多,以四千五百六人故;信女小,以三千人故。

Second is distinguishing the size of the assemblies. There are also three pairs: First, the contrast between śrāvakas and bodhisattvas: the śrāvakas were many, as there were seven thousand; the bodhisattvas were few, as there were five hundred and sixteen people. Second, the contrast between lay and monastic: among the śrāvaka assembly, the monastics were few, as there were two thousand; the laity were many, as there were five thousand. Among the bodhisattva assembly, the laity were few, as there were sixteen people; the monastics were many, as there were five hundred. Third, the contrast between laymen and laywomen: the laymen were many, being four thousand five hundred and [sixteen] people; the laywomen were few, being three thousand people.

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