金光明最勝王經疏 6.213

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釋難者，問，何故舊經總為一品，今者新翻別為四品？答：準梵本經，每一品頭書一菩薩或復點記，今依梵本，四人讚歎各別書記，故今分四。舊人以見同是讚佛，故合為品。又解：舊文脫無其記，且如讚歎。新經四人，舊經即無大辨才讚，故開合異。問：準舊本經，無量菩薩從此世界至金寶蓋山如來國土禮讚彼佛。新經即云「各從本土詣鷲峯山，禮世尊已同音而讚。」如何乖反？答舊錯今是。何者？是處聞經，合讚此佛。又準上來即有十方菩薩，何故俱往金寶山國讚彼佛耶？若云說經由其信相，信相後時當得成佛名金寶山，故往讚彼者。此亦不爾。何者？現寶山佛非信相身，彼佛又非說授之主。又後不言此諸菩薩從彼土來，如何得言承彼佛力？故請雖由妙幢，能說即釋迦佛，聞法來此亦俱釋迦力，彼妙幢師，故讚釋迦。新文為正。文段分三：初菩薩雲集、次正申禮讚、後如來歎印。

As for resolving difficulties: Question: Why did the old sūtra combine this entirely into one chapter, while this new translation divides it into four chapters? Answer: According to the Sanskrit sūtra manuscript, at the head of every chapter one bodhisattva was written or marked; now following the Sanskrit manuscript, the praises of the four individuals are each recorded separately, hence it is now divided into four. The former [translators], seeing that they were all praises of the Buddha, combined them into one chapter. Another explanation: The old text had a lacuna and lacked these marks, taking them simply as praising. In the new sūtra there are four people, whereas in the old sūtra there was no praise by Mahāpratibhāna; hence the expansion and combination differ. Question: According to the old sūtra manuscript, immeasurable bodhisattvas went from this world to the realm of the Tathāgata of Mount Ratnacchatra to pay obeisance and praise that Buddha. The new sūtra, however, says: "Each went from their own land to Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa, and having paid obeisance to the World-Honoured One, praised him with one voice." How can they be so contradictory? Answer: The old was erroneous and the present is correct. Why is that? Hearing the sūtra in this place, they ought to praise this Buddha. Moreover, based on the above, there were bodhisattvas of the ten directions; why would they all go to the land of Mount Ratnacchatra to praise that Buddha? If one says: The preaching of the sūtra was due to Ruciraketu, and Ruciraketu would later attain Buddhahood named Ratnaparvata, hence they went to praise him—this too is not so. Why? The present Buddha Ratnaparvata is not the person of Ruciraketu, and that Buddha is not the lord of preaching or granting [the sūtra]. Moreover, it does not state later that these bodhisattvas came from that land; how could it be said that they relied on that Buddha's power? Therefore, although the request came from Ruciraketu, the one capable of expounding was Śākyamuni Buddha, and their hearing the Dharma and coming here was also entirely through Śākyamuni's power; he was Ruciraketu's teacher, and therefore they praised Śākyamuni. The new text is authoritative. The text is divided into three sections: first, the clouds of bodhisattvas assemble; next, they formally express obeisance and praise; finally, the Tathāgata praises and confirms them.