金剛般若經贊述 2.343

2.343

The commentary states: Vasubandhu says that this is the fourth major passage in explaining successive doubts. That is, there is a doubt that says: 'If the Buddha-Tathāgatas constantly expound the Dharma for sentient beings, why do the Tathāgatas enter nirvāṇa?' To shatter this doubt, he therefore establishes the nine similes, as stated in the Xuanji.