淨名經集解關中疏 1.312

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舍利弗白佛言世尊。我不堪任詣彼問疾　此二辭也。文四。一奉辭不堪。二略出所以。三廣引彈事。四結辭不堪。此即初也。生曰。有以致辭非拒命也。託不拒命之辭以取權維摩詰義。

"Śāriputra addressed the Buddha, saying, 'World-Honoured One, I am not competent to go there and inquire after his illness.'" This second part is declining. The text has four parts: 1. Offering the decline as not being competent; 2. Briefly stating the reason; 3. Broadly citing the incident of reprimand; 4. Concluding the decline as not being competent. This is the first. [Dao]sheng said: "Having reasons to decline is not refusing the command. By relying on words that do not refuse the command, he conveys the significance of Vimalakīrti's expedient means."