大般涅槃經義記 2.8

2.8

上來奪偽，下勸修真。句別有四：一舉己昔因。二「今得」下，舉己今果所成果德超過二乘，故曰無上；得大涅槃，不捨世間，無礙善巧，故曰方便。三「為汝等」下，就己昔因明修所為，欲使眾生荷恩受行。「捨身、手」等，猶前苦行；四「是故」下，就己今果結勸修習。我為汝等求得如是無上果故，不應放逸棄而不學。

The above revokes falsehood; below he exhorts the cultivation of truth. There are four distinct clauses: (1) presenting his own past causes; (2) from "Now having attained..." downward, presenting his own present effect: the attained virtue of the fruit surpasses the two vehicles, hence it is called "unsurpassed"; attaining great nirvāṇa without abandoning the mundane realm, with unobstructed skill-in-means, hence it is called "expedient means"; (3) from "For your sakes..." downward, clarifying the purpose of cultivation in terms of his own past causes, wishing to cause sentient beings to bear the kindness and accept the practice—"relinquishing bodies, hands," and so forth refers to the previous austerities; (4) from "Therefore..." downward, concluding with an exhortation to cultivate in terms of his own present fruit: because for your sakes I sought and attained such an unsurpassed fruit, you should not be negligent, discarding it without learning it.