維摩經玄疏 1.66

1.66

答曰：一往雖然，原其正意，義則不爾。「為人」惡新善舊，「對治」惡舊善新。「為人」新惡易滅，為說便止，宿善深厚，自然開發；「對治」則舊惡難除，新善力弱，若不加修對治，則惡法不滅也。

Answer: At first glance it is so, but if one traces their primary intent, their meanings are not the same. In '[the siddhānta] for the person', evil is new and goodness is old; in 'the therapeutic [siddhānta]', evil is old and goodness is new. In '[the siddhānta] for the person', new evil is easily extinguished: when expounded to them, it ceases; their past goodness is profound, and it naturally unfolds. In 'the therapeutic [siddhānta]', old evil is hard to eliminate, and new goodness is weak; if one does not apply the practice of antidotes, the evil dharmas will not be extinguished.