維摩經略疏 5.78

5.78

From "Why..." down: second, relating the reasons for not being competent. It was because in the past, when he spoke of the merit of leaving home for the sons of various elders, he was rebuked. The text has two parts: first, the sons of elders ask; second, Rāhula answers. As for the first passage, if the Buddha had remained at home, he should have become a wheel-turning king, but having left home he became a Buddha; had Rāhula remained at home, he would also have become a wheel-turning king, yet he suddenly left home—what superior benefit could there be? He must have had deep insight, and therefore they requested to ask.