大般涅槃經集解 43.42

43.42

案僧亮曰：如來言不虛設，云何乃為闡提說法？必不然也。寶亮曰：耆婆申佛意，傍為說法。尚為闡提說法，況王非闡提耶！智秀曰：第三王雖蒙光，心猶未達，請耆婆為決。

Sengliang notes: The Tathāgata's words are not set forth in vain; how could he preach the Dharma for icchantikas? That must certainly not be so. Baoliang says: Jīvaka expounds the Buddha's intention, preaching the Dharma obliquely. If he still preaches the Dharma for icchantikas, how much more so when the king is not an icchantika! Zhixiu says: Third, although the king has received the light, his mind has not yet reached understanding, so he asks Jīvaka to resolve it.