金光明最勝王經疏 1.53

1.53

贊曰：此即通序初之四文。第四說處復有二種：一色身住處、二法身住處。此王舍城等，是色身住處。又共不共，王舍城等，凡聖三乘之所共居；下明諸佛不共所居。共居已前，廣如慈恩《法華疏》辨。問：何須說處？答：功德施菩薩《般若論》中云「令知世尊所行之處，令生敬重，成勝福故。」《智論》云「說時方人，令生信故。」應合二義亦應為好。

Commentary: These are the first four phrases of the general introduction. The fourth, the place of preaching, again has two kinds: first, the dwelling place of the form body; second, the dwelling place of the dharmakāya. This Rājagṛha and so forth is the dwelling place of the form body. Furthermore, there are shared and unshared [places]: Rājagṛha and so forth are shared dwelling places of ordinary beings, noble ones, and the three vehicles; below, the unshared dwelling place of all buddhas is explained. What precedes the shared dwelling place is detailed extensively in Kuiji’s Commentary on the Lotus Sūtra. Question: Why is it necessary to state the location? Answer: Bodhisattva Guṇamati’s Prajñā-śāstra states: “It causes one to know the places traversed by the World-Honoured One, giving rise to veneration and accomplishing supreme merit.” The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa states: “Stating the time, place, and persons produces faith.” Combining the two meanings is also fitting.