維摩經略疏 2.163

2.163

From "Just as" onward is the second part, the expounding through simile. The text has two parts: introducing the simile, and applying the simile. First, introducing the simile: the jeweled vessel is a simile for Quiescent Light; the different rice is a simile for the three lands. The retributions of the three lands do not fall outside Quiescent Light; depending on Quiescent Light, what is seen is not the same.