大般涅槃經義記 1.191

1.191

上來第一佛對純陀開真辨應，自下純陀對於文殊廣顯前真。又復前來佛對純陀以理正教，生其常解；自下文殊反試純陀，堅其常解。然下純陀對於文殊，還顯向前兩段中真，先對後段廣顯如來不滅之真，「如來次後自當廣」下，廣顯如來無待之真，乘言便故，從後向前次第顯之。初中有四：一純陀乘言，啟請為由；二文殊反試；三純陀因試，自申己解；四文殊述讚，堅其常解。初中有三：第一純陀述佛前言，彰己智微，不能思佛涅槃深義，故須佛住；二「我今與」下明己所解，高參上流，聞說堪受，敢留佛住；三「譬如飢」下請佛深憐，必為己住。初中「如是，誠如聖教」，總述佛語。依舊經本，向前偈中佛勸純陀不應思量如來之義，故今述之「我今智微，何能思量如來深義」，別述佛言？以我智微，不能思量如來涅槃，故須佛住。

The preceding was the first [part], in which the Buddha disclosed the real and discriminated the manifest to Cunda. From here down, Cunda broadly reveals the aforementioned real to Mañjuśrī. Furthermore, previously the Buddha instructed Cunda correctly through principle, generating his understanding of eternity; from here down, Mañjuśrī tests Cunda in reverse, strengthening his understanding of eternity. Now, below Cunda, facing Mañjuśrī, still reveals the real in the preceding two sections: first, corresponding to the latter section, he broadly reveals the reality of the Tathāgata's non-extinction; from "The Tathāgata will next broadly..." downward, he broadly reveals the reality of the Tathāgata's non-dependence. Availing himself of the words, he reveals them in sequence from the latter to the former. In the first [part] there are four: first, Cunda takes up the words and makes an entreaty as a reason; second, Mañjuśrī tests him in reverse; third, Cunda, in response to the test, presents his own understanding; fourth, Mañjuśrī endorses and praises him, strengthening his understanding of eternity. In the first there are three: first, Cunda recounts the Buddha's prior words, showing his own slight wisdom, which cannot conceptualize the profound meaning of the Buddha's nirvāṇa, and therefore requires the Buddha to stay; second, from "I am now together with" downward, he explains that his own understanding ranks high among the superior stream, and having heard the teaching he can bear it, daring to detain the Buddha to stay; third, from "Just as a hungry person" downward, he entreats the Buddha's deep pity, that he must stay for his sake. In the first, "So it is, truly as the holy teaching says" generally recounts the Buddha's words. According to the old sūtra edition, in the preceding verse the Buddha admonished Cunda that he should not deliberate upon the meaning of the Tathāgata; hence now he recounts it: "My wisdom is now slight; how could I deliberate upon the profound meaning of the Tathāgata?"—this specifically recounts the Buddha's words. Because my wisdom is slight and cannot deliberate upon the Tathāgata's nirvāṇa, the Buddha must stay.