維摩經義記卷第四 4.69

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就第三大段引過去為證中開為五段。第一從過去有佛號藥王如來已下將欲校量財供養不如法供養。先列藥王如來國土名號壽命劫數多少。就藥王如來行此二施。是故須列。第二從爾時轉輪聖王名曰寶蓋已下明於藥王如來所設財供養。第三時王子月蓋獨坐思惟已下列法供養。就中復開為二。第一時王月蓋獨坐思惟。明法供養端序也。寧有供養殊過此者。盡財竭寶豈能更有過此者。有一解。雖盡天下華飾名衣上服故應更有過此者。意謂未盡其極。

Within the third major section adducing the past as verification, it is divided into five sections. First, from "In the past there was a Buddha named Medicine King Tathāgata" onward: about to weigh material offerings as not equal to the Dharma offering, it first lists Medicine King Tathāgata's realm, name, lifespan, and number of kalpas. These two gifts were practiced toward Medicine King Tathāgata, and therefore they must be listed. Second, from "At that time there was a wheel-turning sage king named Precious Canopy" onward clarifies the material offerings provided to Medicine King Tathāgata. Third, from "At that time the prince Moon Canopy sat alone in contemplation" onward lists the Dharma offering. Within this, it is again divided into two. First, the prince Moon Canopy sitting alone in contemplation clarifies the opening sequence of the Dharma offering: "Could there be an offering surpassing this?" Having exhausted wealth and spent treasures, could there really be something surpassing this? In one interpretation: although he exhausted the world's ornate decorations and famous fine garments, there must still be something surpassing this, meaning that he had not yet exhausted the ultimate.