維摩經略疏 6.129

6.129

「文殊」下，二、文殊恭命。文殊既無被彈之失，無可致辭。又五利事重，豈可乖違大聖高旨廢斯大利，是以恭旨。文為五：一恭命問疾、二大眾俱往、三賓主往復、四正宜旨、五時眾得益。初為二：一先自謙、二正恭命。初復為二：一自謙、二出謙難之事。一自謙者，行人之常儀。而言「難為酬對」者，上人智深德重，往復非易。

From "Mañjuśrī" onward is the second [part], Mañjuśrī respectfully accepting the command. Since Mañjuśrī had not incurred the fault of being rebuked, he had no excuse to decline. Furthermore, the matters of the five benefits are profound; how could he go against the Great Sage's elevated purpose and abandon this great benefit? Therefore, he respectfully accepted the command. The text has five parts: first, respectfully accepting the command to inquire after the illness; second, the great assembly going together; third, the exchange between guest and host; fourth, properly declaring the purpose; fifth, the assembly at that time gaining benefit. The first has two parts: first, he first humbles himself; second, he directly accepts the command. The first again has two parts: first, he humbles himself; second, he sets forth the matter of his humble difficulty. First, his humbling himself is the ordinary etiquette of a practitioner. Saying "he is difficult to respond to" means that the superior person's wisdom is deep and virtue weighty, so an exchange is not easy.