維摩經疏卷第三．第六 6.42

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自下依前不倦修攝善行。文中有三。初五句明三業化他彰離他行。二淨十善下七句明其自得是自利行。初中不壞威儀能隨俗者。是身業化雖同於俗。俯仰去來而不壞道之儀式。起神通惠引導眾生者。明意業。化見形不及道者。非通變無以引物。非智慧無以開導也。得念總持所聞不忘者。念謂無相正念。得強念力。文儀二持。逕生不失歷劫逾明。故云不忘也。善別諸根斷眾生疑者。明口業化。善識物機。斷彼所疑令生信樂。以樂說辯演法無礙者。四辯中一辯也。雖復演法不取其相故無礙也。

From here on, [the text] follows the preceding untiring cultivation and gathering of wholesome practices. Within the text there are three [parts]. First, five lines explain transforming others through the three karmas, revealing practice directed toward others. Second, from "purifying the ten wholesome [actions]" downward, seven lines explain their personal attainment, which is practice for self-benefit. In the first [part], "not destroying deportment while being able to conform to worldly ways" refers to transformation through bodily karma: although conforming to the worldly, in bending down and looking up, going and coming, one does not destroy the ceremonial rules of the Path. "Giving rise to supernormal faculties and wisdom to lead sentient beings" explains mental karma: when transforming those whose sight of outward form does not reach the Path, without supernormal transformations there would be no means to guide beings, and without wisdom there would be no means to open the way and instruct them. "Attaining the dhāraṇī of mindfulness, not forgetting what has been heard": mindfulness refers to signless right mindfulness; having attained strong power of mindfulness, through the dual retention of letter and meaning, throughout successive lifetimes it is not lost, and across kalpas it becomes ever brighter; therefore it is said, "not forgetting." "Skilfully distinguishing the faculties, cutting off the doubts of sentient beings" explains transformation through vocal karma: skilfully discerning the capacities of beings, one severs their doubts, causing them to give rise to faith and joy. "Preaching the Dharma without hindrance through unimpeded eloquence in joyful exposition" is one of the four types of unimpeded eloquence: although preaching the Dharma, one does not grasp at its signs, and therefore there is no hindrance.