維摩經略疏垂裕記 5.22

5.22

五、為印定成經，二：初、正解。「即方便教謝」者，「方」字是後人妄加，今尋廣疏及暹記牒此文，並無「方」字。言「即便教謝」者，謂訶彼既畢，其言便癈。「若不」下，因命述昔，則其教重興。既對佛宣，方蒙印定，益及未來，職由此也。「印定」者，劉熙《釋名》曰「印，信也，所以對物為驗也。」許慎《說文》云「執政所持信。」佛既許可，如有印信。二、釋疑。

Fifth, to seal and certify [the discourse], making it a sūtra. There are two [parts]: first, the correct explanation. Regarding "that is, the skillful means teaching expired": the character "fang" (skillful) was mistakenly added by later generations; now, examining the Extensive Commentary and Daoxian's Record where this text is cited, neither contains the character "fang". Saying "that is, the teaching expired" means that once reproaching them was finished, those words were discontinued. Regarding "if not" and what follows: because [the Buddha] commanded that the past be recounted, that teaching was revived again. Having been proclaimed before the Buddha, it only then received the seal and certification; that its benefits reached the future was due entirely to this. Regarding "seal and certify": Liu Xi's Shiming says, "A seal (yin) is trust (xin); it is that by which things are verified against [a standard]." Xu Shen's Shuowen says, "Trust held by those in governance." Since the Buddha approved, it is as though there were an official seal. Second, resolving doubts.