大般涅槃經集解 66.22

66.22

案僧亮曰：第五，生善分，從塞求通也。偏執者不能分別，能斷善根。不執者則能分別，還生善根。下說佛性不定，事須分別，即是生善之義也。僧宗曰：大段之第二，明還生善也。寶亮曰：大段之第五，明還生善也。眾生雖復斷於善根，而於受苦之中得厭苦心發故，還生善根，相續不斷以至佛也。然就此文中言辭甚曠，略分為五別：第一先明還生善根，定因果之性；第二明中道行；第三引佛三種語，令物虛懷，明佛語無方，不可定執；第四明佛性有無；第五辨得失以結上也。

Sengliang comments: Fifth is the section on generating the good, seeking an opening from an impasse. Those who grasp one-sidedly cannot discern, and can sever the roots of goodness. Those who do not grasp can discern, and regenerate the roots of goodness. Below, it explains that buddhadhātu is not fixed and matters must be discerned, which is the meaning of generating the good. Sengzong says: The second part of the major division clarifies the regeneration of the good. Baoliang says: The fifth part of the major division clarifies the regeneration of the good. Although sentient beings sever the roots of goodness, when receiving suffering they develop a mind that reviles suffering; therefore, they regenerate the roots of goodness, continuing without interruption until reaching buddhahood. Now, regarding the words in this passage, they are quite expansive; they are briefly divided into five distinctions: first, clarifying the regeneration of the roots of goodness to determine the nature of cause and effect; second, clarifying the practice of the Middle Way; third, citing the Buddha's three kinds of speech to make beings open-minded, clarifying that the Buddha's words have no fixed form and must not be grasped rigidly; fourth, clarifying whether buddhadhātu exists or not; fifth, distinguishing gains and losses to conclude the above.