注維摩詰經 1.206

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什曰：舉其從餘四天下來者，據此四天下以明梵耳。復次天有二種：一者地天、二者虛空天。帝釋處須彌頂，即是地天，又為地主。舉釋則地天斯攝，舉梵王則虛空天盡攝。復次帝釋得道迹，梵王得不還，常來聽法，眾所共知。故經序眾所知識，以為會證也。復次一切眾生宗事梵天，所宗尚來，則知餘人必至矣。

[Kumāra]jīva says: Mentioning that they came from other sets of four continents clarifies the Brahma kings on the basis of this set of four continents. Furthermore, there are two kinds of devas: first, terrestrial devas; second, celestial devas. Śakra resides at the summit of Mount Sumeru, which makes him a terrestrial deva, and he is also lord of the earth. Mentioning Śakra encompasses all terrestrial devas; mentioning the Brahma Kings completely encompasses all celestial devas. Furthermore, Śakra attained the path-trace (srotāpanna), and the Brahma Kings attained non-returning (anāgāmin); they constantly come to listen to the Dharma, which is known to all. Therefore, the preface of the sūtra presents those known to the multitude as witnesses to the assembly. Furthermore, all sentient beings honor and serve the Brahma devas; when the ones they revere come, one knows that the rest of the people will certainly arrive.