注維摩詰經 2.214

2.214

生曰：自念寢疾者，自傷念疾也。夫有身則有疾，此自世之常爾。達者體之，何所傷哉？然毘耶離諸長者子皆覲佛聽法。維摩詰事應是同，閡疾不豫，理在致傷，故託以崇法，招佛問疾也。

[Dao]sheng says: To think to himself as he lay sick means feeling sorrowful reflection over his illness. To have a body is to have illness; this is simply the constant way of the world. What sorrow could a person of discernment feel upon realizing this? Yet the sons of the elders in Vaiśālī have all had an audience with the Buddha to hear the Dharma. Vimalakīrti ought to have joined them, but hindered by illness he could not participate. In principle, this naturally gives rise to sorrow, so he uses this to venerate the Dharma and invite the Buddha to inquire about his illness.