大般涅槃經集解 7.4

7.4

案道生曰：將奪先與也。智秀曰：此下第四段，為說勝脩，奪其所執也。有四章：第一將奪先定其所執也；第二比丘乃更說諸譬，自是而非他；第三佛迴譬有在，使比丘成失；第四為說勝脩。先許說而未說，先作兩翻，明其所脩無實義，後正明脩也。此即第一章。

Daosheng states: About to take away, he first grants. Zhixiu states: From here below is the fourth section, which explains superior cultivation and strips away what they cling to. It has four chapters: First, about to strip it away, he first confirms what they cling to. Second, the bhikṣus then further present various analogies, justifying themselves and faulting others. Third, the Buddha turns the analogies back upon them, showing the bhikṣus’ fault. Fourth, he explains superior cultivation for them. First promising to explain it without yet doing so, he first makes two turns to clarify that their cultivation lacks real meaning, and afterwards properly clarifies cultivation. This is the first chapter.