淨名經集解關中疏 2.193

2.193

Thereupon Vimalakīrti asked Mañjuśrī, "What is the lineage of the Tathāgata?" Second, asking about the lineage of the Tathāgata. There are five sections in the text: first, the question; second, the answer; third, the query; fourth, the explanation; fifth, the praise and commentary. This is the first. Previously, although saṃsāra is not the path, the bodhisattva transforms it into the Buddha path; now, although afflictions are the seeds of saṃsāra, sentient beings awaken to them as the lineage of the Tathāgata.