三彌勒經疏 1.55

1.55

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.