金光明最勝王經疏 1.24

1.24

Regarding the supramundane fruits, there are seven categories in all: five pertain to the Mahāyāna, and two pertain to the Hīnayāna. In the "Chapter on Fulfilling Vows by Relying on Emptiness" there is one, which says: "At that time, in the assembly there were five billion bhikṣus practicing the bodhisattva path who wished to regress from the aspiration for bodhi. When they heard the Bodhisattva Ratnacandrodbhāsa preach this Dharma, they all attained firm, inconceivable fulfillment of their supreme vows and once again gave rise to the aspiration for bodhi. They were then bestowed a prophecy: 'You bhikṣus, after thirty asaṃkhyeya kalpas, will attain buddhahood. The kalpa will be named Ardurjayaprabharāja, the land named Vimalaprabhā, and attaining buddhahood simultaneously, you will all share the single name Tathāgata Praṇidhānavibhūṣaṇālaṅkārarāja.'" In the "Chapter on Bestowing Prophecies" there are four. First, bestowing the prophecy on Bodhisattva Ruciraketu, it says: "In the Suvarṇaprabhāsa world, you will attain anuttarā samyaksambodhi, named Tathāgata Suvarṇaratnaparvatarāja." Second, it says: "When this Tathāgata's Dharma has entirely perished, then his eldest son, named Raupyaketu, will attain buddhahood right in this realm, named Tathāgata Suvarṇaketubhrāja." Third, it says: "When all the teachings of this Tathāgata have entirely perished, the next son, Raupyaprabha, will attain buddhahood, named Tathāgata Suvarṇaprabhāsa." Fourth, it says: "At that time, the ten thousand devaputras, having heard the three Great Beings receive prophecies, and further hearing such a Most Victorious King of Sūtras, had joyful, pure minds, undefiled like space. At that time, the Tathāgata, knowing that the good roots of these ten thousand devaputras had matured, immediately bestowed a prophecy upon them: 'In the future, in the realm of Indradhvaja-suvikrānta, you will attain anuttarā samyaksambodhi, sharing the same lineage and the same name, called Mukhaviśuddhotpalagandhadharaparvata, complete with the ten titles. In such succession, ten thousand buddhas will appear in the world.'" Sixth, the "Chapter on the Dhāraṇī for Purifying the Bhūmis" says: "Immeasurable and boundless bhikṣus and bhikṣuṇīs attained dharmacakṣurviśuddhi." This is attaining the first fruit [of the stream-enterer]. If based on the Mahāyāna, attaining dharmacakṣurviśuddhi is the stage of the first bhūmi and is thus subsumed under casual benefits; here, relying on the *Yogācārabhūmi*, it is stated to be a small fruit. Seventh, the "Chapter on Fulfilling Vows by Relying on Emptiness" says: "When this chapter was preached, eight hundred billion devaputras and countless kings, ministers, and people were separated from dust and freed from defilement, attaining dharmacakṣurviśuddhi."