大般涅槃經義記 10.72

10.72

自下第四如來重復對上初問簡法異空。「若言涅槃非三世攝，虛空亦爾，是義不然」牒以總非。「何以」下釋。釋中有三：一明法異空、二「虛空性」下明空異法、三「是故我說佛性常」下總結其異。就初段中，「涅槃是有」總明異空。下別顯之，為智所照名為「可見」。為心契會名為「可證」。具足平等法門之身及不思議變化之身故云「是色」。可為行者尋求趣入名為「足跡」。可以言論稱曰「章句」。體備萬德稱之為「有」。德狀殊分說之為「相」。為心攀歷故名曰「緣」。眾聖同趣名「歸依處」。離世紛動說為「寂靜」。體無闇障名曰「光明」。永絕危怖稱曰「安隱」。究竟所到故云「彼岸」。「是故得名非三世攝」總以結之。

From here below is the fourth part: the Tathāgata again, in response to the initial question above, differentiates the phenomenon as distinct from space. "If it is said that nirvāṇa is not subsumed under the three periods of time and space is likewise, this meaning is not so" cites it to negate it as a whole. From "Why?" onward explains it. Within the explanation there are three points: first, clarifying that the phenomenon is different from space; second, from "The nature of space..." onward, clarifying that space is different from the phenomenon; third, from "Therefore I say that the buddha-nature is eternal..." onward, summarizing their difference. In the first section, "Nirvāṇa is existent" broadly clarifies its difference from space. Below it demonstrates it separately: being illuminated by wisdom, it is called "visible." Being intimately joined with the mind, it is called "realizable." Being endowed with a body of equal dharma-gates and an inconceivable transformation body, it is said to be "form." Capable of being sought and entered into by practitioners, it is called a "footprint." Capable of being expressed through discourse, it is called "phrases." Its essence being equipped with the myriad virtues, it is called "existent." Its marks of virtue being distinctly demarcated, it is spoken of as a "mark." Being grasped by the mind, it is called an "object-condition." Being the shared destination of the noble ones, it is called a "refuge." Being free from worldly commotion, it is spoken of as "tranquil." Its essence having no dark obscurations, it is called "radiance." Perpetually cut off from danger and fear, it is called "secure." Being the ultimate destination, it is said to be the "other shore." "Therefore it can be called not subsumed under the three periods of time" summarizes and concludes it.