大般涅槃經集解 20.12

20.12

Sengliang comments: Based on the error of the one-sided views above, he distinguishes the different characteristics. Sengzong comments: This third point clarifies understanding by conforming to the principle. The reason it says 'remaining' is that if one first speaks of the Buddha-fruit, then the remainder—saṃsāra—has not yet been spoken of; if one first speaks of saṃsāra, it is likewise. Baoliang comments: Among these five distinctions, this is the second, clarifying gain. Saṃsāra is the remainder of nirvāṇa, and nirvāṇa is also the remainder of saṃsāra; it regards attainment as good.