維摩經略疏垂裕記 1.41

1.41

Jingming kept silent in Vaiśālī; Zhizhe set down words at Tiantai. "Setting down words" means composing the commentary. In the *Zuo tradition*, Mushu said: "The highest is establishing virtue; next is establishing merit; next is establishing words: this is called immortality." "Stages and positions differ": Jingming is a sage of virtual enlightenment; Zhizhe is a worthy of the five grades. "The extensive and abridged have different suitabilities" encompasses two meanings: first, regarding keeping silent as abridged and setting down words as extensive; second, regarding Jingxi as abridged and Zhizhe as extensive. Both respond to what is suitable for the faculties, which is why there is this difference; yet when discussing their benefiting of beings, in reality they do not differ. Therefore it concludes by saying "when it comes to responding to faculties..." *Kui* means measure or principle.