說無垢稱經疏 6.484

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贊曰：下如來廣答。有二：初推答以顯理、後自答以彰事。舊云「問維摩詰」，無問佛文。下佛自陳，又無問處，極成乖角。初中有二：初推問、後問彼。此初也。鶖子問事從何處來，故佛自陳事跡而答。因今訪問，得悟深理，故推問也。

Commentary: Below, the Tathāgata broadly answers. There are two parts: first, deferring the answer to reveal the principle; second, answering personally to manifest the factual event. The old translation says ‘asked Vimalakīrti’, lacking the text of asking the Buddha. Below, where the Buddha personally relates it, there was also no place of inquiry, which was extremely contradictory. The first part has two: first, deferring the question; second, questioning him. This is the first. Śāriputra asked the factual matter of where he came from, so the Buddha would personally recount the traces of the event in reply. Because of making this inquiry now, he could awaken to the profound principle; hence [the Buddha] deferred the questioning.