大般涅槃經義記 2.161

2.161

「我之所有聲聞」已下，是第四段約之顯化，明終說大。於中初言「我之所有聲聞弟子如汝嬰兒不消常住，先說苦」等，舉昔顯今。「若我弟子功德備」下明今異昔，於中四句：一明弟子功德已備，堪修大乘，為說六味，如兒長大能消難消，應當與食。所化如是，應授六法，法從喻稱，故云六味。二「云何」下列其六名，具應有八，約世六味但說六種，以淨、不淨二義麁顯，故不論也，下還說有。三「彼世間」下分定優劣，三是世間、三是出世。先明世間，「彼世間中有三種味」，總以標舉，「謂無常等」列其名字。下明出世，於中先明成涅槃飯，煩惱為彼智火所焚，名之為「薪」，智焚惑薪故復名「火」，相因得名，以焚惑薪故成涅槃，法從喻稱說之為「飯」。「謂常樂」下，就彼涅槃列出三昧。四「令諸」下，就六味中簡勝勸學，令諸弟子甘嗜涅槃常樂我味。

From "All the śrāvakas I have" onward is the fourth section, which refers to it to reveal the transformation, clarifying that in the end he expounds the great. Within this, it first states: "All the śrāvaka disciples I have are like your infant who cannot digest permanence; I first expounded suffering," and so on, adducing the past to reveal the present. From "If my disciples have their merits complete" onward clarifies that the present differs from the past, within which there are four sentences: first, explaining that when the disciples' merits are already complete and they are capable of cultivating the Mahāyāna, he expounds the six flavors for them—just as when a child grows up and can digest what is hard to digest, one should give food. Those to be transformed being such, one should impart the six dharmas; the dharmas take their name from the metaphor, hence called the six flavors. Second, from "What are they?" onward lists the six names; fully there should be eight, but with reference to the worldly six flavors only six kinds are spoken of, while purity and impurity are not discussed because their two meanings are coarse and obvious; below they are mentioned again. Third, from "In that world" onward differentiates and determines their superiority and inferiority: three are worldly, and three are supramundane. First explaining the worldly: "In that world there are three kinds of flavors" serves as a general heading; "namely impermanence and so on" lists their names. Below, it explains the supramundane; within this, it first explains the preparation of the rice of nirvāṇa: defilements being burned by that fire of wisdom are named "fuel"; because wisdom burns the fuel of delusions, it is also named "fire"; they acquire their names from their mutual dependence; because of burning the fuel of delusions, nirvāṇa is accomplished, and the dharma takes its name from the metaphor, being called "rice." From "namely permanence and bliss" onward, it lists the samādhis based on that nirvāṇa. Fourth, from "causing all" onward, among the six flavors it selects the superior and encourages practice, causing all disciples to relish the flavor of nirvāṇa's permanence, bliss, and self.