肇論新疏 3.398

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《淨名經》說：「舍利弗問天女：『止此室其已久如。』曰：『如耆年解脫。』舍利弗言：『止此久也。』天女（云云）。」解云：耆年，謂身子耆宿。身子所證解脫，豈屬久近之時？故云爾也。

The Vimalakīrtinirdeśa states: "Śāriputra asked the goddess, 'How long have you stayed in this room?' She replied, 'As long as the elder's liberation.' Śāriputra said, 'Then you have stayed here a long time.' The goddess [replied]," and so forth. Explanation: "Elder" refers to Śāriputra's seniority. How could the liberation realized by Śāriputra belong to a duration of long or short time? Hence she spoke thus.