金光明最勝王經疏 6.6

6.6

Regarding resolving objections: Question: The original intention was to encourage upholding the sūtra, citing past events to instruct. Since this clarifies past Sujāta seeking the Dharma, why is it not named 'Chapter on Sujāta Seeking the Dharma'? Answer: It could have been called 'Seeking the Dharma', but for brevity it was omitted. Moreover, he did not merely seek it; he also got to hear the Dharma, make offerings, and practice the sūtra. If it were named 'Seeking the Dharma', it would lack the other practices of the Dharma; hence it is simply called 'Sujāta'. Question: At the beginning of the second asaṃkhyeya [kalpa] one encounters the Buddha Ratnaśikhin; why does this chapter say that after the Buddha Ratnaśikhin's nirvāṇa, King Sujāta appeared? Answer: There are many Ratnaśikhin Buddhas. Furthermore, it is not necessarily at the beginning of the second kalpa that King Sujāta appeared; it was at another time.