大般涅槃經集解 55.16

55.16

Sengzong comments: The Snow Mountains are an analogy for the Buddha; the grass is an analogy for the Nirvāṇa Sūtra. Above, it explained that the obstruction of inversion prevents one from seeing the buddhadhātu; here it explains that the reason there are obstructions is due to not reading the Nirvāṇa Sūtra. Sengzong comments: In the sixth turn, although the ten powers and fearlessnesses were explained above, the fruit remains distant from humans. Baoliang comments: In the second turn, although sentient beings may at any given time be complete or incomplete, taking the whole process through the three times, it can be said that they all accomplish the twelve [links]; this clarifies that the buddhadhātu is also like this: it will definitely exist in the future.