大般涅槃經集解 68.30

68.30

Sengliang notes: This clarifies that the fruit is permanent, establishing the meaning of the other shore. Sengzong says: He questions further that since the essence of nirvāṇa has no cause, it ought not to be a fruit. Baoliang says: He raises two further questions. First, if nirvāṇa has no cause, how can it be called a fruit? Second, nirvāṇa is also called a śramaṇa; what is a śramaṇa, and why is it called the fruit of a śramaṇa?