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維摩經略疏垂裕記 7.91

維摩經略疏垂裕記 7.91

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7.91

三、入文解釋,二:初、分科。二、「所以」下,隨釋,二:初、命四大菩薩,四:初、命彌勒,二:初、命問疾,二:初、敘先命所以。二、「言彌」下,正解名義,二:初、定姓名。肇云「彌勒,南竺國婆羅門姓。出此姓,即以為名。」生云「雖生兜率,猶以本姓稱焉。」此二師解亦符今釋。

Third, entering the text to explain, in two: first, dividing the sections. Second, from "therefore" below, explaining in turn, in two: first, commanding the four great bodhisattvas, in four: first, commanding Maitreya, in two: first, commanding him to inquire after the illness, in two: first, recounting the reason for commanding him first. Second, from "as for the name Mai-" below, directly explaining the name and meaning, in two: first, determining the family name and personal name. Sengzhao says: "Maitreya is a Brahmin clan name in South India. Coming from this clan, it was immediately taken as his name." Daosheng says: "Although born in Tuṣita, he is still referred to by his original clan name." The explanations of these two masters also accord with the present explanation.

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