金光明經文句記 1.110

1.110

二、「若爾」下，釋疑問意者，四佛說壽在信相室，阿難在靈鷲，何稱我聞？「然雖」下，答也。《報恩經》中眾令阿難為佛侍者，阿難從佛而求四願：一不受故衣、二不受別請、三不同諸比丘須見即見、四所未聞經重為我說。佛皆許之。又其得佛覺三昧者，佛加覺力如佛，故名佛覺。能自通達者，不待重說也。然阿難佛成道夜生，年二十五方為侍者，已前之經准向兩義尚稱我聞，況近在信相室中耶？

Second, regarding the section from 'if so' below explaining the meaning of the doubt: the four Buddhas expounded the span of life in Ruciraketu's room while Ānanda was on the Numinous Vulture—how could he say 'thus have I heard'? The reply begins from 'however, although.' In the Sūtra on Repaying Kindness, the assembly asked Ānanda to be the Buddha's attendant, and Ānanda sought four vows from the Buddha: first, not to accept old robes; second, not to accept individual invitations; third, not to be like other monks [who must await permission], but to see [the Buddha] whenever needed; fourth, that sūtras he had not yet heard be preached again for him. The Buddha granted them all. Furthermore, regarding his attainment of the Buddha-awareness samādhi: the Buddha aided his power of awareness to be like the Buddha's, hence it is called Buddha-awareness. For one who is able to penetrate it naturally, he does not need it to be preached again. Now, Ānanda was born on the night the Buddha attained awakening, and became his attendant only at age twenty-five; if the sūtras prior to that can still be called 'thus have I heard' based on the two reasons mentioned above, how much more so for what was nearby in Ruciraketu's room?