維摩經略疏垂裕記 1.63

1.63

"Incapable": since the five hundred and the eight thousand all declined as incapable, presumably the Sanskrit original contained words for each of them. "Also the text" downward refers to the "Inquiring about Illness" chapter. "Courteously in immeasurable ways" refers to Mañjuśrī recounting the Buddha's intent. The scripture states: "The World-Honoured One courteously conveys immeasurable inquiries." "Together with the eight [thousand]" downward refers to the "Gate of Non-duality" chapter. The eight thousand bodhisattvas who followed into the room to expound what they had realized should also have all stated it, yet the scriptural text has only thirty-two persons. "These words and discussions" means that if the immeasurable inquiries of Mañjuśrī were fully written down and the non-dual dharmamukhas of the eight thousand were fully narrated, how could it be merely half a fascicle? "Coming down to" downward refers to the two chapters "Bodhisattva Practices" and "Akṣobhya Buddha". Yuan means yue (to speak); it is merely an introductory particle. "Proceeding to the Āmrapālī Grove" refers to Jingming holding the great assembly in his palm and returning to the Āmrapālī Grove to restate the central tenets before the Buddha and elucidate the meaning of the Buddha-land. The Shangshu states: "In response, spreading the fine mandate of the Son of Heaven"; Kong Anguo's Commentary states: "Dui means to respond." Responding to and receiving the fine mandate, one praises and proclaims it. "The exchanges of lofty discussions": "going" means asking; "returning" means answering. "How could it contain only a few sheets of paper?" means that the text of these two chapters was even more extensive.