維摩經略疏 3.51

3.51

「若在婆羅門，婆羅門中尊，除其我慢」，婆羅門，此云外意，世世相承外學高良，又云淨行。淨名垂迹，外學超殊莫之能比，故為所尊。諸婆羅門自恃淨行我心輕他，若覩淨名深學勝法，我慢自摧。依四根性，以四教法如應為說，各離我心。

"When among brahmins, he was honored among brahmins, removing their conceit": "brahmin" is translated here as "external mind," with external learning passed down through generations as lofty and upright, or also as "pure conduct." In Vimalakīrti's manifest trace, his external learning was exceptional and beyond compare, so he was honored by them. Brahmins rely upon pure conduct and possess conceited minds that look down upon others; when they saw Vimalakīrti's profound learning and superior Dharma, their conceit was naturally crushed. According with the four capacities, he preached as appropriate through the methods of the four teachings, causing each to abandon conceited thoughts.