無量壽經連義述文贊 2.199

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經曰「譬如大海」至「何所為多」者，述云：此後、寄事顯多。有三：此初、立喻反問也。

On the sūtra passage from "Suppose there were a great ocean" to "which is greater?": The Commentary states: This second part reveals their vastness by relying on an analogy. There are three parts: here in the first, he sets up an analogy and asks a rhetorical question.