There were five thousand Bodhisattvas at the assembly silently awaiting his answer. What was Vimalakirti's answer? He remained silent and did not utter a word. After a while, Manjusri said in praise of him, "Excellent!
當場的五千個菩薩都寂靜等待維摩詰的回答，維摩詰怎麼回答呢，他默然不發一語，過了一會兒，文殊師利菩薩讚嘆的說：「善哉、善哉！