瑜伽論記 1.430

1.430

依此判釋理恐不然，依俱舍等小乘教法判大乘義云：莊嚴劫中，末後三佛不同，一水大劫出，證賢劫中千佛亦別劫出，理謂不然，所以者何？小乘中明三祇遇佛數量全少，大乘不爾，所以者何？依如涅槃說：初依菩薩供五恒佛，初地至六地，是第二依值六恒佛，七八九地為第三依值七恒佛，第十地為第四依值八恒佛。

Judging and interpreting according to this, the principle is feared not to be correct. Judging the Mahāyāna meaning based on the Hīnayāna teachings such as the Abhidharmakośa—saying that within the Alaṃkārakalpa, the last three Buddhas do not appear within a single great water kalpa, and using this to prove that the thousand Buddhas in the Bhadrakalpa also appear in distinct kalpas—is considered unreasonable in principle. Why is this? The Hīnayāna explains the number of Buddhas encountered during the three asaṃkhyeyas as completely few; the Mahāyāna is not so. Why is this? According to what the Nirvāṇa Sūtra states: a bodhisattva of the first refuge makes offerings to Buddhas equal to five Ganges sands; from the first bhūmi to the sixth bhūmi is the second refuge, encountering Buddhas equal to six Ganges sands; the seventh, eighth, and ninth bhūmis are the third refuge, encountering Buddhas equal to seven Ganges sands; the tenth bhūmi is the fourth refuge, encountering Buddhas equal to eight Ganges sands.