維摩經疏卷第三．第六 6.57

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第三淨名釋中。文有五句。一問曰光與闇合乎。二答不合。曰光出時則無眾冥者。釋上不合。喻自體淨。三夫曰何故下問曰行義。四欲以明照下解曰行義。喻能淨他。五維摩約答以顯化益。菩薩如是雖生不淨佛土為化眾生者。合曰。光出時不與愚闇而共合者。合則無眾冥但滅眾生下合欲以明照為之除冥也。

In the third part, Vimalakīrti's explanation, the text has five sentences. First, he asks: “Does light join with darkness?” Second, the answer is: “They do not join.” “He said: ‘When light appears, there is no darkness’”: this explains the “not joining” above, analogizing intrinsic purity. Third, from “Now why does the sun...” below, he asks about the meaning of the sun's movement. Fourth, from “Wishing to illuminate with brightness...” below, he explains the meaning of the sun's movement, analogizing the ability to purify others. Fifth, Vimalakīrti draws upon the answer to reveal the benefit of transformation: “A bodhisattva is like this; although born in an impure Buddha-land, it is to transform sentient beings” matches the sun; “when light appears, it does not join with folly and darkness” matches “there is no darkness”; from “only eradicating sentient beings...” below matches “wishing to illuminate with brightness to dispel darkness for them.”