維摩經玄疏 5.6

5.6

二、明修多羅名含微發義者，法王用四悉檀起教，巧妙玄辭，從微至著，靡所不詮；是則文義漸顯，開發初心，初、中、後善，圓滿具足，故修多羅含「微發」義也。

Second, clarifying that the name sūtra contains the sense of "subtle unfolding": the Dharma King uses the four siddhāntas to raise teachings, with skillful and profound words, proceeding from the subtle to the manifest, leaving nothing unexpressed; thus the text and meaning gradually become clear, unfolding the initial aspiration, good in the beginning, middle, and end, perfect and complete. Therefore sūtra contains the sense of "subtle unfolding".