維摩經略疏垂裕記 9.140

9.140

二、正釋經文，三：初、明不轉，二：初、分科。二、隨釋，三：初、天女問，二：初、釋法，二：初、約真諦。荊溪云：天以正觀譬顯者，先明正觀，故云十二年來求女人相了不可得。於三德中無男女相，譬顯亦須依於三德。「譬如」下，譬顯也。「天陽地陰」等者，亦可云晝陽夜陰等，不可說盡，一切莫不皆在陰陽。

Second, properly explaining the text of the scripture, which has three parts: first, explaining non-transformation, which has two parts: first, dividing the sections; second, following the text to explain them, which has three parts: first, the goddess asks, which has two parts: first, explaining the Dharma, which has two parts: first, in terms of ultimate truth. Jingxi says: "The goddess uses correct contemplation to illustrate and reveal": first she clarifies correct contemplation, hence she says that for twelve years she sought the mark of a woman and could not find it at all. Within the three virtues, there are no marks of male or female; the illustrative revelation must also rely on the three virtues. From "for example" downward, it is an illustrative revelation. Regarding "heaven is yang and earth is yin..." and so forth: one could also say day is yang and night is yin, and so forth, which cannot be exhausted; there is nothing that is not contained within yin and yang.