維摩經略疏垂裕記 7.91

7.91

Third, entering the text to explain, in two: first, dividing the sections. Second, from "therefore" below, explaining in turn, in two: first, commanding the four great bodhisattvas, in four: first, commanding Maitreya, in two: first, commanding him to inquire after the illness, in two: first, recounting the reason for commanding him first. Second, from "as for the name Mai-" below, directly explaining the name and meaning, in two: first, determining the family name and personal name. Sengzhao says: "Maitreya is a Brahmin clan name in South India. Coming from this clan, it was immediately taken as his name." Daosheng says: "Although born in Tuṣita, he is still referred to by his original clan name." The explanations of these two masters also accord with the present explanation.