維摩經略疏 2.73

2.73

「今奉世尊」下十九行，二、正述歎表發之事。文為二：初四行總述，歎現三瑞表發；次十五行別述，歎佛三密。初為三：初半行述歎奉蓋，次二行半正述歎合蓋現瑞表發，三一行正述歎大眾歡喜。初「奉微蓋」者，微之言小，因小果大表不思議大果，淨土無方莫測。「現三千界」下二行半，次述上蓋內現土現佛說法，表說應土應身之事。「哀現」者，慈念眾生，欲為說此佛國因果，故先現瑞以作由漸方得開闡，故稱哀現。

From "Now we offer to the World-Honoured One" down, spanning nineteen lines, is the second [part], which properly relates and praises the events that manifest and inaugurate [the teaching]. The text has two [sections]: first, four lines generally relate and praise the manifestation of the three omens that inaugurate [the teaching]; next, fifteen lines separately relate and praise the Buddha's three secrets. The first [section] has three [parts]: first, half a line relates and praises the offering of the parasols; next, two and a half lines properly relate and praise the merging of the parasols and the manifestation of the omens that inaugurate [the teaching]; third, one line properly relates and praises the great assembly's rejoicing. In the first part, "offering humble parasols": "humble" speaks of being small; small causes [bringing] great fruits manifests the inconceivable great fruition, and the pure lands are without fixed direction and unfathomable. From "Manifesting the three-thousandfold [world]" down, spanning two and a half lines, the next part relates how within the merged parasols lands were manifested and buddhas were manifested preaching the Dharma, which manifests and proclaims matters concerning the response lands and the response body. "Compassionately manifesting": out of compassionate mindfulness for sentient beings, he wished to preach for them this cause and fruit of the buddha-lands; therefore he first manifested omens as a preliminary step so that he could then open and elucidate it; hence it is called "compassionately manifesting".