維摩經略疏垂裕記 8.44

8.44

Second, provisional illness, in five parts: first, general explanation, which has two parts: first, universally clarifying provisional illness, which has two parts: first, universally adducing the five practices. These five practices contain the causes and effects, essence and function; the commentary on the *Nirvāṇa Sūtra* distinguishes them in great detail. Now, noble practice is taken as the cause, while heavenly and pure practices are taken as the effect; heavenly and pure practices are the essence, while infant and illness practices are the function.