維摩經玄疏 5.46

5.46

答曰：此土三根鈍故，不能得香、味、觸之理，故三塵不名經也。若他方佛土，或以香為佛事，或以味為佛事，或觸為佛事，此則三塵，皆是經也。如此經文，具出他方國土，佛事不同，則一切法皆能詮理，悉是經也。問曰「若言此土三根鈍故，三塵不得教」者，經說「覺觀是言語法」，觀心既是順理之覺觀，即是善語；能轉所觀煩惱，即名為教。故此經云：「弟子眾塵勞，隨意之所轉」也。

Answer: Because the three faculties of this land are dull, they cannot attain the principle of scent, taste, and touch; therefore, the three sense-objects are not called sūtras. If in other Buddha-lands the Buddha's work is performed by scent, or by taste, or by touch, then these three sense-objects are all sūtras. In this sūtra, it is fully stated that in other lands the Buddha's works differ; thus all dharmas can express principle and are all sūtras. As for the question, 'If it is said that because the three faculties of this land are dull, the three sense-objects cannot be teachings': a sūtra says that 'applied and sustained thought are the dharma of speech.' Since contemplating the mind is applied and sustained thought that accords with principle, it is good speech; being able to transform the defilements that are contemplated, it is called a teaching. Therefore, this sūtra says: 'The defilements of the assembly of disciples are transformed according to the mind.'