大般涅槃經集解 8.68

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8.68

Sengliang states: Previously one boarded the ship of nirvāṇa, and beings perceived his extinction, but in reality he is not extinguished. Since those of shallow understanding have not yet awakened, another simile is employed to reveal it. Just as a snake sheds its skin and does not truly die, the Tathāgata is likewise: manifesting extinction is not real; it is borrowed as a metaphor.

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