維摩經略疏 10.86

10.86

第一、「彌勒白佛」者，正明奉命受旨。就此為三：一彌勒受旨、二諸菩薩受旨、三四王受旨。就初為二：初受旨、次述成。初中又二：初受誡旨、二受勸旨。從「奉持如來無數劫」去，是受勸旨。就此中為二，對上二種。一奉通經旨、二奉神力護持旨。此中自云「與其念力而建立之」，若依安樂行，有所說法冥空益其念力。亦如人說法時，思量祇至一條二條。此至說時，即見三五節意。或可是心入義門而能明識，或是冥空助念加被其人。第二、佛述成。第二、諸菩薩受旨發誓。第三、四王受旨發誓。

First, "Maitreya said to the Buddha" directly clarifies receiving the command and accepting the instruction. Within this there are three parts: first, Maitreya receives the instruction; second, the bodhisattvas receive the instruction; third, the Four Kings receive the instruction. The first has two parts: first, receiving the instruction; second, corroboration. The first part also has two: first, receiving the instruction of admonition; second, receiving the instruction of encouragement. From "having upheld the Tathāgata for countless kalpas" onward is receiving the instruction of encouragement. Within this there are two parts, corresponding to the two above: first, receiving the instruction to disseminate the sūtra; second, receiving the instruction to protect and uphold with supernatural power. Here it says itself: "give them mindfulness power and establish them." If relying on the comfortable practices, when there is preaching of the Dharma, [the Buddha] invisibly benefits their mindfulness power. It is also like when a person preaches the Dharma, their deliberation only reaches one or two points; yet when arriving at the time of preaching, they immediately see three to five sections of meaning. Perhaps the mind enters the doctrinal approach and is able to recognize it clearly, or perhaps [the Buddha] invisibly aids their mindfulness and confers blessing upon that person. Second, the Buddha corroborates. Second, the bodhisattvas receive the instruction and make vows. Third, the Four Heavenly Kings receive the instruction and make vows.