維摩經疏卷第三．第六 6.6

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時維摩詰知其意下。將為取食先現淨土。文中有三。一呵念穢食。二若欲下許取妙食。三維摩入三昧下正為現土為取食緣。初呵中維摩詰知其意者。知其念。意維摩以他心通懸鑒彼心。故云知其意也。佛說八解脫仁者受行。舉法以呵。八解之中前二解脫觀不淨。汝已受行。云何念不淨斷食耶。又解脫即是無欲。法食長養身之上膳。汝已受行。云何返念不淨食耶。

Starting from 'At that time, Vimalakīrti knew his thoughts': intending to fetch food, he first manifested the pure land. Within the text there are three: first, rebuking the thought of defiled food; second, starting from 'if you wish,' agreeing to fetch wonderful food; third, starting from 'Vimalakīrti entered samādhi,' properly manifesting the land as the condition for fetching food. In the first rebuke, 'Vimalakīrti knew his thoughts' means knowing his thinking; Vimalakīrti, using his paracittajñāna, remotely discerned his mind; hence it says 'knew his thoughts.' 'The Buddha taught the eight liberations, which you, benevolent one, have received and practiced': this cites the Dharma to rebuke him. Among the eight liberations, the first two liberations contemplate impurity. You have already received and practiced them; how could you think of impure, segmented food? Furthermore, liberation is desirelessness, and the food of Dharma is the supreme meal that nourishes the body. You have already received and practiced it; how could you instead think of impure food?