維摩經略疏垂裕記 4.5

4.5

Second, from "If" downward, rebutting objections to establish the explanation. If one did not gather sentient beings in the two lands and set forth transformation in the five periods, why would the eight aspects be needed? The eight aspects are: descending from Tuṣita, entering the mother's womb, taking birth, leaping over the city wall, subduing Māra, realizing the path, turning the wheel of the Dharma, and nirvāṇa.