維摩經疏卷第三．第六 6.63

6.63

In the first part, there are three sections: first, referring to the Lord of Devas praising the sūtra's excellence so as to generate faith in living beings; second, from 'As I...' below, explaining that those who faithfully understand have profound benefit; third, from 'Bhagavat...' below, the Lord of Devas manifests that out of veneration for the Dharma, he will provide protection for those who accept and maintain the sūtra. In the first part, Śakra Devānām Indra mentions the person who praises the sūtra; this is another name for the Lord of Devas. 'In the great assembly' indicates the place of praising the sūtra. 'Said to the Buddha,' and so forth, indicates the words of praising the sūtra. 'Although I have heard hundreds of thousands of sūtras from the Buddha' cites the inferior to display the superior; 'I have never heard this inconceivable...' contrasts with the inferior to reveal the superior. Because this sūtra extensively clarifies acintya supernatural powers and further clarifies the dharmatā of wisdom and upāya, the provisional and the real in their fullness, it is called definitive; therefore, it is praised as unprecedented.