大般涅槃經集解 29.6

29.6

案僧亮曰：為菩薩作譬也。菩薩愛生情薄，見生死過，則俱厭也。生是貪悅之本，譬女。五陰是生所住處，譬舍。乘因得果，譬之他也。生理可樂，譬之端正。智以御身，譬之舍主。名以表實，譬問名也。生是善果，其因淨故，譬功德也。果非不淨，譬天也。考名責實，譬問所作也。有生有實，譬能與也。

Sengliang comments: This provides a parable for the bodhisattva. A bodhisattva's affection for birth is slight; seeing the faults of birth-and-death, both are loathed. Birth is the root of craving and delight, hence it is compared to the woman. The five aggregates are the place where birth resides, hence compared to the house. Reaping the fruit through riding the cause is compared to 'another's'. The principle of birth is delightful, compared to being graceful. Wisdom governs the body, compared to the master of the house. Names express reality, compared to asking the name. Birth is a wholesome result, its cause being pure, compared to merit. The result is not impure, compared to a goddess. Examining the name to hold it to reality is compared to asking what she does. Where there is birth, there is reality, compared to being able to bestow.