維摩經義記卷第四 4.48

4.48

爾時眾香世界菩薩來者已下第六段。明上方菩薩既被𨋪切。於茲受悟。故悔過自責請法還土。開為二問。從初訖現佛國異。明悔過自責也。唯然已下第二問。請法還土。願賜少法還於彼土當念如來者。當念傳心如來之法也。又解。上已聞說佛事不可思議。將欲請法還土。意欲宣揚如來不思議道。令本國眾生念佛功德也。

From “At that time the bodhisattvas who had come from the Sarvagandhasugandhā world” onward is the sixth section. It clarifies that having been rebuked, the bodhisattvas from above gained awakening therein; therefore, they repented, reproached themselves, and requested the Dharma to return to their land. It is divided into two inquiries. From the beginning up to “manifesting different buddha-lands,” it clarifies their repentance and self-reproach. From “Only so…” onward is the second inquiry, requesting the Dharma to return to their land. “We pray you will bestow a little Dharma; returning to that land, we will be mindful of the Tathāgata”: they will be mindful of transmitting the Dharma of the Tathāgata. Another explanation: having already heard above that buddha-works are inconceivable, they are about to request the Dharma to return to their land, wishing to proclaim the Tathāgata’s inconceivable path and cause the sentient beings of their native land to be mindful of the Buddha’s merits.