大般涅槃經集解 8.54

8.54

案僧宗曰：此下第三重，廣流通也。經之為用，有文有理。上略問中，結經名字名大涅槃。又七善法，歎該文理。今〈文字〉一品，先廣文用也。經文以十四音為眾音之本。所以言半滿者，夫教有偏圓，由機有次緒，如來善得其宜，故言善解滿字及半字也。寶亮曰：此下九問廣文字功德下理也。此是第十二問，先定其文字，下〈文字品〉答也。智秀曰：此第十三問意，若我之名元自佛者，其餘名字復因誰耶？

Sengzong states: Below this is the third stage, which expands upon dissemination. The utility of the sūtra lies in both text and principle. In the concise questions above, the sūtra's title was established as Mahānirvāṇa. Furthermore, the seven wholesome dharmas praised the inclusion of both text and principle. Now, this 'Chapter on Letters' first expands upon the function of text. The text of the sūtra takes the fourteen sounds as the root of all sounds. As for why 'half and full' are mentioned: teachings have partial and complete forms because faculties have their sequence; the Tathāgata is well skilled in what is appropriate, and thus it says he 'well understands the full characters and half characters.' Baoliang states: The nine questions below expand upon the principle beneath the merit of letters. This is the twelfth question, first defining the letters, answered below in the 'Chapter on Letters.' Zhixiu states: The meaning of this thirteenth question is: if the name 'self' originally came from the Buddha, then upon whom do the remaining names depend?