說無垢稱經疏 4.106

4.106

贊曰：下正陳詞。有二：初牒經申理、後明時眾獲益。初中復三：初總牒經文；二別申理詰；後結勸顯真，「是故慈氏勿以此法誘諸天子」下是。此初文也。授者，與也。記者，別也識也驗也。自領記別，名為受記，受者領故。佛與之記，故名授記。佛於諸律及《上生經》中為授記別。言一生者，除今身後，在天一生，故言一生。中有方便，屬天攝故，不數人中。有說：在天及當人中共名一生，如說七生，說人天二生大生故。「佛言彌勒當生知足，盡彼一生當得成佛。」在知足天，亦名一生所繫菩薩，不說居人名為一生。此理為正。菩薩有三：一生所繫，及最後身坐道場者。此問一生，不問餘二。

Commentary: Below, properly presenting the words. There are two parts: first, taking up the sūtra to express the principle; second, clarifying that the assembly gained benefit at that time. In the first there are again three parts: first, generally taking up the text of the sūtra; second, specifically expressing the principle in questioning; third, concluding with encouragement to reveal the truth, from 'Therefore, Maitreya, do not use this teaching to entice the devaputras' onward. This is the first text. 'Bestowing' (shou) means giving. 'Vyākaraṇa' (ji) means distinguishing, recognizing, or verifying. Personally receiving the prophecy is called 'receiving vyākaraṇa', because receiving means accepting. The Buddha gives him the prophecy, hence it is called 'bestowing vyākaraṇa'. The Buddha bestowed the prophecy upon him in various vinayas and the Ascent Sūtra. Saying 'in one birth' means: setting aside the present body, there is one birth in heaven, hence it says 'in one birth'. The intermediate state (antarābhava) is an expedient means subsumed under heaven, and is not counted among humans. Some say: [the lives] in heaven and the coming [life] among humans are jointly called 'one birth', just as speaking of seven births refers to the two births of humans and gods as great births. 'The Buddha said that Maitreya would be born in Tuṣita, and having exhausted that one life, would attain Buddhahood.' Dwelling in the Tuṣita heaven, he is also called a bodhisattva bound to one birth; it does not mean residing among humans is called one birth. This principle is correct. There are three kinds of bodhisattvas: those bound to one birth, and those in their final body who sit in the bodhimaṇḍa. This asks about the one bound to one birth, not the other two.