大般涅槃經集解 43.22

43.22

Sengliang notes: This confirms Jīvaka's words. Since the king's offenses are heavy and only the Buddha can eliminate them, it states that the Buddha wishes to enter nirvāṇa, urging him to go quickly. Sengzong says: This is the third distinct [part]. Previously, the non-Buddhists urged him to seek teachers of wrong view; next, Jīvaka urged him; now his father himself urges him to follow Jīvaka's words. Baoliang says: Ajātaśatru previously suspected his offenses were heavy and was ashamed to go to the Buddha's place. His father feared he would follow the false teachers, so now he urges him. Zhixiu says: From here down is the third [part], where his father, by the power of supernormal faculties, urges him to go to the Buddha.