注維摩詰經 6.232

6.232

[Seng]zhao says: The path of liberation has neither form nor characteristics; trace it backward and one cannot see its beginning; search forward and one cannot see its end; it is boundless without a trace, and this is called liberation. If dwelling here is like liberation where long or short duration cannot be known, then it is exceedingly long. [Dao]sheng says: Although Śāriputra's previous question referred to dwelling in the room, the point of the statement was on duration. To someone who does not comprehend, they would assume the previous answer was correct. If answering his statement, it means: "It is like Śāriputra's having been liberated for a long time." Now that Śāriputra has indeed been liberated for a long time, could dwelling in the room not be for a long time? Since dwelling in the room has a long duration, it can no longer be identical to liberation; therefore, he had to ask about its duration.