金剛般若經依天親菩薩論贊略釋秦本義記卷上 1.4

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Third, concerning clarifying the location and assembly: According to the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Sūtra, it was spoken in a total of four locations and sixteen assemblies. The four locations are: 1. on Gṛdhrakūṭa Mountain in Rājagṛha; 2. in Anāthapiṇḍada's Park in Śrāvastī; 3. in the Mani Jewel Storehouse Palace of the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heaven; 4. by the side of the White Egret Pond in the Bamboo Grove at Rājagṛha. The sixteen assemblies are fully detailed as described therein. Question: Among these four locations, in which location was this sūtra spoken? Among the sixteen assemblies, in which assembly was it spoken? Answer: Among the four locations, it was spoken in Anāthapiṇḍada's Park. Among the sixteen assemblies, it was spoken in the ninth.