大般涅槃經義記 2.166

2.166

下因向前斷酒肉者施酒肉言，故從此下乘唱斷肉。文別有九：一因迦葉請正宣肉制、二「迦葉白佛：云何如來不聽食」下明斷肉意、三「迦葉言：如來何故先聽食」下會通昔言、四「迦葉言：如來若制不食肉」下明制分齊、五「如來所制各有異」下汎明一切立制之意、六「我從今日制弟子」下明食肉過、七「我涅槃後無量歲」下辯食肉人、八「迦葉白諸比丘等因他活」下辯開遮儀、九「若我廣」下總結肉制，此亦即是持戒門中能隨問答。

Below, following on from the previous statement about giving alcohol and meat to those who abstain from alcohol and meat, from this point forward the text takes the occasion to proclaim the prohibition against eating meat. The text has nine distinct sections: first, formally proclaiming the meat prohibition occasioned by Kāśyapa's request; second, from 'Kāśyapa said to the Buddha: Why does the Tathāgata not permit eating [meat]?' explaining the intention behind prohibiting meat; third, from 'Kāśyapa said: Why did the Tathāgata previously permit eating [meat]?' harmonising and reconciling former statements; fourth, from 'Kāśyapa said: If the Tathāgata prohibits eating meat...' explaining the scope of the prohibition; fifth, from 'What the Tathāgata prohibits in each case has a different [intention]' explaining in general the intention of establishing prohibitions for all things; sixth, from 'From this day forward I prohibit the disciples...' explaining the faults of eating meat; seventh, from 'Countless years after my nirvāṇa...' identifying the people who eat meat; eighth, from 'Kāśyapa addressed [the Buddha: If] the bhikṣus depend on others for their livelihood...' clarifying the protocols of exception and prohibition; ninth, from 'If I extensively...' concluding the prohibition of meat in summary. This is also answering according to the inquiry within the approach of upholding precepts.