瑜伽論記 23.39

23.39

In the second, differentiating answering without confusion regarding questions about the holy life: Master Jing says: Regarding 'Or if someone later says, "For what cause and condition do you cultivate the holy life under the recluse Gautama?"' and so forth: this corresponds to [Dabba] Mallaputta. Regarding 'If one receives this question, up to being called answering without confusion': someone might ask, 'Why among many recluses do you specifically designate the son of Mallaputta and so forth as cultivating the holy life, and not mention the names of others?' If one receives this question, one should explain as before: if within the assembly one does not mention the name of a single person at all, then it would not be known what kind of assembly is said to cultivate the holy life, which would furthermore constitute depreciation; if one extensively recounted the names of the remaining recluses, it would be overly voluminous, which would constitute superimposition; now, naming one person represents all the rest, which is free from superimposition and depreciation.