大般涅槃經義記 2.78

2.78

就學法中，初先對上〈純陀章〉中五事報果問菩提因，云何復示現究竟涅槃？下對前〈哀嘆章〉中涅槃之果以問其因。菩提從於生因所生，涅槃由其了因所得，故別為問。前中有二：一教賢聖趣菩提行，謂教聲聞趣大菩提；二從「云何未發心」下明教凡夫趣菩提行。前中復三：一問隨緣造修之行；二從「云何諸調御」下問其捨相入證之行；三從「云何共聖行」下問其證實成果之行，亦名證實起用之行。前問隨緣造修行中，初對五果問其行體；「云何得廣大為眾作依」下問行所依。初言「云何得長壽」者，對前長壽問其得因，不問其果。下答慈悲不殺故得。

Within the Dharmas to be studied, first, in contrast to the retributive fruits of the five matters above in the section on Cunda, he asks about the cause of bodhi: "Why does he further manifest ultimate nirvāṇa?" Below, in contrast to the fruit of nirvāṇa in the previous section on the "Lamentation," he asks about its cause. Bodhi is produced from a producing cause, while nirvāṇa is attained by a revealing cause; therefore, they are questioned separately. In the former, there are two parts: (1) teaching the practices by which worthy and noble ones proceed toward bodhi, meaning teaching the śrāvakas to proceed toward great bodhi; (2) from "How for those who have not yet generated the mind [for awakening]" below, explaining the teaching of practices by which ordinary beings proceed toward bodhi. In the former, there are again three parts: (1) asking about the practice of cultivating and training in accordance with conditions; (2) from "How do the tamers" below, asking about the practice of relinquishing marks and entering realization; (3) from "How does sharing noble practice" below, asking about the practice of realizing reality and fulfilling the fruit, also called the practice of realizing reality and activating function. In the former question on the practice of cultivating and training in accordance with conditions, he first asks about the essence of the practice in contrast to the five fruits; from "How does one attain vastness and become a refuge for the assembly?" below, he asks about that upon which the practice relies. First, stating "How is long life attained?" asks about the cause of attaining it in contrast to the long life mentioned earlier, not asking about its fruit. Below, the answer is that it is attained through compassion and non-killing.