大般涅槃經集解 61.82

61.82

案僧亮曰：譬菩薩也。僧宗曰：初地已上乃至十地也。淺處者，初地所斷不及二乘，積因已久、善力薰修，於一念中稱量生死。其惑雖在，而斷之不難，是則生死有崖，所以言之淺處也。

Sengliang comments: "This is a metaphor for bodhisattvas." Sengzong says: "From the first bhūmi upwards to the tenth bhūmi. The 'shallow place' means that what is severed at the first bhūmi does not equal [the eradication achieved by] the two vehicles; yet having accumulated causes for a long time and perfumed and cultivated their wholesome power, in a single thought-moment they weigh saṃsāra. Although their afflictions are still present, severing them is not difficult; thus saṃsāra has an end, which is why it is called a 'shallow place.'"