維摩經義記卷第四 4.10

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第三子段譬如不下偏與二乘為譬。前二譬明二乘無弟子之德。後一譬明無師之功。凡欲取珠。要須躬身跋涉大海。聲聞不入生□□□□□□□□□□□□寶菩薩入生死□□獲於佛果故言得無上智寶也。

The third subsection, from 'Just as not...' downward, is given specifically as a simile for the two vehicles. The first two similes clarified that the two vehicles lack the virtue of the disciple; the latter simile clarifies that they lack the merit of the master. Whenever one wishes to retrieve a pearl, one must personally travel and wade through the great ocean. The śrāvaka does not enter the [great ocean of] saṃ[sāra... jewel; the] bodhisattva enters saṃsāra [... and] obtains the buddha fruit, hence it is said that he obtains the supreme jewel of knowledge.