大般涅槃經義記 10.135

10.135

行中初言「我說此經雖攝一切梵行即是三十七道」正出道體。下嘆顯要，「若離不得聲聞果」等，反嘆顯要；「以是緣」下，順嘆顯要。「何以」下釋。釋中四句，明道性能成其要義。

Within practice, the initial statement, "I say that although this sūtra subsumes all, pure conduct is precisely the thirty-seven factors of the path," directly brings out the essence of the path. Below, it praises and reveals its essential nature: "If one is divorced from it, one cannot attain the fruits of a śrāvaka," etc., praises and reveals its essential nature by way of the negative; from "for this reason..." onward, it praises and reveals its essential nature by way of the positive. From "why" onward, it explains. Within the explanation there are four phrases, clarifying that the nature of the path can accomplish its essential meaning.