維摩經疏卷第三．第六 6.28

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眾坐已定佛語下第二次辯。香飯以為佛事。文中有三。一佛問舍利汝見維摩神變事不彼答言見。二阿難白佛今所聞下明彼維摩到佛所已重辯香飯以為佛事。三阿難白佛未曾有下類顯一切悉為佛事也。前中兩重問答。初問意者。以其舍利從彼文殊至維摩室具見所為故須問也。彼答可知。重問可解。答中非意所圖非度測者。謂非凡夫意識所圖。非身子心計度也。亦非二乘師智所測。

From "When the assembly was seated, the Buddha spoke..." downward is the second part, explaining the fragrant food as performing Buddha-work. The text has three [parts]: first, the Buddha asks Śāriputra, "Did you see the supernatural transformations of Vimalakīrti?" and he answers, "I saw them"; second, from "Ānanda addressed the Buddha: 'What we now hear...'" downward, it explains that after Vimalakīrti arrived at where the Buddha was, it again explains that the fragrant food performs Buddha-work; third, from "Ānanda addressed the Buddha: 'Unprecedented...'" downward, it analogously reveals that everything performs Buddha-work. In the former part there are two layers of questions and answers. The intent of the first question is: because Śāriputra followed Mañjuśrī to Vimalakīrti's room and fully saw what was done, the Buddha had to ask him. His answer is clear. The repeated question can be understood. In the answer, "not what intention can conceive, nor what can be measured": this means it is not what ordinary consciousness can conceive, nor what Śāriputra's mind can estimate. Nor is it what the wisdom of the masters of the two vehicles can measure.