淨名經集解關中疏 1.460

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"Why is this? I recall in the past there were two monks who violated the rules of the Vinaya and felt ashamed of it. Not daring to ask the Buddha, they came to ask me, saying: 'O Upāli, we have violated the Vinaya, and we are truly ashamed of it. We dare not ask the Buddha. We pray that you will resolve our doubts and remorse, so that we may escape this fault.'" The second part briefly explains, having two sections: first, their coming to ask; second, his explaining for them. This is the first. Sengzhao says: "Ashamed of what they had violated, they did not dare ask the Buddha. Because Upāli was foremost in upholding the Vinaya, they followed him to ask."