大般涅槃經集解 43.38

43.38

Sengliang notes: Although he received the distant light and his physical illness was removed, hearing these words of the sūtras, he was afraid and did not dare to go. 'Lest I sink into the earth' means that if he went against the sūtras to see the Buddha, he feared directly bringing about this suffering. 'As I view the Tathāgata' follows the earlier citation of sūtra words, deducing this by reasoning. Sengzong says: Although illuminated by the light, he is still separated by matters of good and evil, and moreover, with shame on his face, he does not wish to go.