大般涅槃經義記 1.236

1.236

第一段中，初明大眾覩相悲哀，先舉悲人。「聞是語已」，悲哀所由，謂聞向前地動聲中「今日如來將入涅槃」，如是大動。「身毛」已下正明悲哀，先身、後口。下請佛住，於中有二：一舉如來去住損益求請如來、二偈後長行舉聖去不應徵請如來。前中偈有十三行半，分之為二：初十一偈半明聖去有損，末後兩偈明聖住有益。損中有四：初四行半明己無救，次有四偈彰己無依，次有一偈舉聖去不還成前無救，下有二偈舉佛放捨成前無依。

Within the first textual unit, it first clarifies that the great assembly, beholding the sign, grieved sorrowfully; it first brings up the grieving persons. 'Having heard these words' is the cause of their sorrow, meaning they heard from within the sound of the previous earth tremor: 'Today the Tathāgata is about to enter nirvāṇa'—such was the great shaking. From 'Body hair' onward, it formally explains their sorrow, first through the body, and later through the mouth. Below, they entreat the Buddha to abide; within this there are two parts: first, bringing up the loss and benefit of the Tathāgata's departure versus abiding to seek and entreat the Tathāgata; second, the prose after the verses brings up that the noble one's departure should not occur, to question and entreat the Tathāgata. In the former, there are thirteen and a half verses, divided into two: the first eleven and a half verses explain that the noble one's departure brings loss; the final two verses explain that the noble one's abiding brings benefit. Within the loss there are four parts: the first four and a half lines explain that they themselves have no savior; the next four verses manifest that they themselves have no reliance; the next one verse brings up the noble one's departure without returning to establish the previous absence of a savior; the two verses below bring up the Buddha's abandonment to establish the previous absence of reliance.