金光明最勝王經疏 1.27

1.27

Next, explaining the attainment of present-life casual benefits: the "Chapter on Repentance" says, "If there is a woman who hears this Buddha's name, when her life is ending she will be able to see that Buddha come to where she is. Having seen the Buddha, she will ultimately never again receive a female body." Since it was preached for the assembly, the women at that time who heard this Buddha's name also attained the cause in the present, so that in future lives they would not receive female retribution.