維摩經義記卷第四 4.68

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第二大段從天帝正使三千世界如來滿中以下訖菩提之相不可限量以是因緣福不可量。明校量財供養不如法供養。所以勝者。財供不能令人得道。要須解望悟道。第三從過去有佛號曰藥王如來已下訖最後如來名曰樓王。此明引過去為證。第四是故天帝當知此要以下明結勸。

The second major section is from "Heavenly Emperor, suppose the three-thousandfold world were filled with Tathāgatas" down to "The marks of bodhi are immeasurable, and by this cause and condition the merit is immeasurable." This clarifies by comparison that material offerings are not equal to the Dharma offering. Why it is superior is that material offerings cannot cause people to attain the path; one must understand and aspire to awaken to the path. The third, from "In the past there was a Buddha named Medicine King Tathāgata" down to "The last Tathāgata was named King of the Tower," clarifies adducing the past as verification. The fourth, from "Therefore, Heavenly Emperor, you should know this essential point" onward, clarifies the conclusive exhortation.