維摩經略疏垂裕記 1.11

1.11

《白虎通》曰「聖人者何？聖者通也、道也、聲也。道無所不通，明無所不照，聞聲知情故曰聖人。」今言聖者證也，斷惑證理故曰聖也。道即理也，由證理而成聖，故所以如來成道於寂場也。道非教不明者，理雖無言、因言悟理，所以淨名垂教於毘耶也。教非人不行者，教垂來世，非夫四依無以流行，所以智者造疏於天台也。是三者者，謂理、教、人也。謂悟理則成聖，由教而悟理，傳教必在人。三事相因，故曰相依而住。

The Baihu Tong says: 'What is a sage? A sage means penetrating (tong), means the Way (dao), means sound (sheng). The Way penetrates everywhere, brightness shines everywhere, and hearing sounds one knows the circumstances; hence one is called a sage.' Here, 'sage' means realizing: severing delusion and realizing the principle, hence one is called a sage. 'Way' is principle. Because of realizing principle one becomes a sage; thus the Tathāgata achieved the Way in the site of tranquility. 'The Way does not become clear without the teaching': although principle is beyond words, relying on words one awakens to principle; thus Jingming bequeathed the teaching in Vaiśālī. 'The teaching does not operate without the person': the teaching is bequeathed to future generations, and without the Four Reliances it cannot circulate; thus Zhizhe composed the commentary at Tiantai. 'These three' refers to principle, teaching, and person. Awakening to principle makes one a sage; relying on teaching one awakens to principle; transmitting the teaching definitely rests on the person. The three matters depend on one another, hence it says 'rely on one another and abide.'