維摩經義記卷第四 4.25

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此品因空室而生第五事。正以室中無物故身子生須食之念。淨名遣化菩薩請飯香積。於此娑婆廣明利益。得飯之來出自彼佛。故云香積佛品也。大意。由空室而來何。意在不二法門品。後明上不二法門。辨明真諦之體。言語道斷心行處滅時。情莫知所寄。事須明有因食以入道引級物情也。

This chapter arises because of the empty room, constituting the fifth incident. Precisely because there were no objects in the room, Śāriputra gave rise to the thought of needing food. Vimalakīrti dispatched an illusory bodhisattva to request food from Fragrance Accumulation, extensively demonstrating the benefits in this sahā [world]. Because the coming of the acquired food originated from that Buddha, it is called the "Chapter on the Fragrance Accumulation Buddha." What is the general meaning of its coming from the empty room? Its purport is placed after the Chapter on the Dharma Door of Non-Duality: above, the dharma door of non-duality elucidated and clarified the essence of the ultimate truth; when the path of language is cut off and the locus of mental activity is extinguished, worldly feelings have nothing to attach to. It is necessary to explain having [phenomena], using food to lead people into the path and elevate the sentiments of beings.