維摩經略疏垂裕記 4.95

4.95

Third, the secret of speech, in two [parts]: first, indicating and showing; second, explaining sequentially, in twenty [parts]: first, manifesting being seen, revered, and offered to. There are two meanings in the text: first, in terms of Jingming revering others; next, in terms of others revering Jingming. Regarding 'Those of their stream': The character 'zhi' is perhaps an error; it should say 'lower stream' [xialiu]. Jue means 'their.' Regarding 'Pervading through the nineteen phrases below': Jingxi states: 'The subsequent nineteen phrases all cause reverence to arise and achieve the ultimate benefit. If explained according to each phrase, they all cause him to be supreme among those seen and revered.' According to the meaning here, in the preceding text's phrase 'Although a white-robed [layman],' there are two general [functions]: first, generally heading the twenty-nine phrases, with every phrase having 'Although a white-robed [layman], he had the practice of vinaya'; second, specifically heading the first nine phrases, because body and speech are distinct.