維摩經略疏 7.12

7.12

Question: Sentient beings of the three lands have endless delusion and craving; when will Vimalakīrti's provisional illness ever come to an end? Answer: Speaking generally of the provisional illness, as long as sentient beings are not exhausted, the illness is also not exhausted. For now, it is based on those to be converted who have karmic affinity in the three lands in a single period: when the illness of those with affinities for conversion ceases, the provisional illness also ceases.