維摩義記 1.62

1.62

喻中「諸天」，喻見土人。天福不同見飯各異，人行不同見土各別，故取為喻。「共寶器」者，喻同一國。用土資身，名為共食。「隨其福德飯色異」者，喻行不同，見土別也。於佛一種圓妙土中種種異見，如於一飯見色各異，一質異見此之謂也。下合顯法。「如是舍利若人心淨便見此土功德嚴」者，合彼勝天見飯好也。亦應說言，若人心垢見土不淨，合彼劣天見食不如，文略不說。上來第二因念顯淨。

In the analogy, "the gods" illustrates those who see the land. Because the merit of the gods is not the same, the food they see differs; because the practices of human beings are not the same, the land they see is distinct; hence this is taken as an analogy. "Sharing a jeweled vessel" illustrates being in the same land. Using the land to sustain the body is called "eating together." "According to their merit, the color of the food differs" illustrates that because practices are not the same, their seeing of the land is distinct. Within the Buddha's single, perfect, and wondrous land, there are various distinct visions, just as within one dish of food the colors seen are each different; this is what is called "different perceptions of a single substance." Below, he applies the analogy to reveal the doctrine. "So it is, Śāriputra: if a person's mind is pure, then they see the virtue and adornments of this land" applies to the superior gods seeing the food as fine. It should also be said that if a person's mind is defiled, they see the land as impure, applying to the inferior gods seeing the food as inferior, but the text abbreviates and does not state this. The above is the second [section], revealing the pure [land] occasioned by a thought.