維摩義記 2.65

2.65

次告善德令往問疾。前告二人明自利行，此明利他。先告、後辭。辭中初總，「所以」下釋，「故我」下結。釋中「所以」，徵前起後。下對釋之，文別有二：一、舉昔日被呵由緣；二、「時維摩」下，彰教呵辭。前中初言「憶念我昔」，明被呵時。「自於父舍」，出被呵處。「設大施」等，彰被呵事。由施局限，所以被呵。「前於父舍」，明處局也。「設大施會供養一切乃至乞人」，明由局也。是中唯供七種之人不及餘者，所以是局。「期滿七日」，明時局也。局故被呵。

Next, [the Buddha] addresses Śāntamati, ordering him to go and inquire about the illness. The previous addresses to the two individuals explained the practice of benefiting oneself; this one explains benefiting others. First there is the command, and afterwards the declining. In the declining, it is first general; from "why" onward it explains; from "therefore I..." onward it concludes. In the explanation, "why" questions the preceding and introduces what follows. Below, it responds with an explanation, and the text has two distinct parts: first, citing the cause and conditions of being rebuked in the past; second, from "At that time Vimalakīrti..." onward, setting forth the words of instruction and rebuke. In the first part, the initial words "I recall that formerly in the past" clarify the time of being rebuked. "At my father's house" brings out the place of being rebuked. "Arranging a great gathering for giving..." and so forth manifests the matter of being rebuked. Because the giving was limited and restricted, he was therefore rebuked. "Formerly at my father's house" clarifies the limitation of place. "Arranging a great assembly for giving, making offerings to all... down to beggars" clarifies the limitation of cause: here he offered only to seven classes of people and did not extend to the rest, which is why it was limited. "For a period of seven days" clarifies the limitation of time. Because it was limited, he was rebuked.