注維摩詰經 7.128

7.128

什曰：華之體，合則不妙、開過則毀，開合得適乃盡其妙也。調順覺意亦復如是，高則放散、下則沈沒，高下得中乘平直往。開合之相，其猶淨華也。生曰：七覺以開悟為道、無染為淨，華之法者也。

[Kumāra]jīva says: As for the nature of a flower, if closed it is not wondrous, and if opened too much it is ruined; when opening and closing are suitable, only then is its beauty perfected. Harmonizing the branches of awakening is also like this: if too high they scatter, if too low they sink down; when between high and low is balanced, one advances straight ahead on an even course. The mark of opening and closing is just like a pure flower. [Dao]sheng says: The seven branches of awakening take opening into awakening as the Path and freedom from defilement as purity; such is the principle of flowers.