大般涅槃經集解 49.4

49.4

Sengliang comments: The reason he asks again is that although it was said that severing defilements can attain the permanence, bliss, self, and purity of nirvāṇa, the sovereign functions of self and bliss have not been stated, and thus the meaning of nirvāṇa has not yet been made manifest. Baoliang comments: Next follows the answer to King of Virtues' second question. Above, in 'hearing and not hearing,' the Buddha finished answering the six difficulties, and two further questions were posed; the Buddha finished answering one question, and now he raises the second question to request an explanation.