維摩經略疏垂裕記 9.71

9.71

Second, under "The first says," explaining the meaning following the text has two parts: first, like an illusion. Regarding "In the text of the simile, first interpreting the metaphor: those who do not know," and so on, it refers to bystanders. Next, under "Owing to the presence," it matches the simile to the doctrine. The bodhisattva matches the illusionist; ignorance matches the art of illusion; oneself and other sentient beings match the illusory objects made into people. The deluded are ordinary persons; this matches the bystanders. "Now contemplating," and so on, matches one's own understanding of the art of illusion. "Sentient beings of conventional truth": although knowing they are fundamentally empty, one does not destroy conventional truth. The "three provisionals" are fully as recorded previously.