大般涅槃經集解 34.22

English (machine translation) 34.22

Language: English

34.22

Sengliang comments: The fourth clarifies that the past was small while the present is great, and one should not speak of 'anew.' If benefiting beings is considered 'anew,' then throughout the forty-nine years there has never been a time he was not benefiting them; one should not say only today is 'anew.'
Sengzong says: From here on down, he explains the meaning of there being no 'anew' in nine tiers. This is the first, clarifying the difference in teaching: namely, that the past was shallow and the present is profound.

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