大般涅槃經集解 63.69

63.69

Sengliang comments: He takes the preceding statement that the direct cause is unsevered to formulate the question. The power of the direct cause will definitely induce the Buddha-fruit; since both fruit-good and cause-good are unsevered, one knows he is not an icchantika. Zhixiu comments: The fourth round: taking up the import of not severing the nature to press an objection. Buddhadhātu is good; if the icchantika cannot sever it, how does he become an icchantika?