大般涅槃經義記 2.86

2.86

第二法力資成行中，「云何於眾而得無畏，如金無過」，明法資成滅罪之行。一闡提等謗法罪人名為大眾，云何於中獨得無畏，如世間金，無能說其瑕穢之過。下答依經懺滅諸罪，令諸罪業至無至處，故得無畏，如金無過。「云何處濁不污」已下明法資成滅煩惱行。「云何處濁不污如華」就人為問。濁有五種，今此且論煩惱、見濁。云何令向發心菩薩處此濁中不污如華？下答由經故得不污。「云何處煩惱，煩惱不染，如醫療病，不為病污」就法為問。經法云何有染、不染？不能令人滅除煩惱，污經勢力，故名為染，如世醫師治病不差，污其醫道。若能令人滅除煩惱，不污經力，故名不染，如世醫師治病皆差，不污醫道。故今問之，云何是經處惱不染，如醫不污？下答此經能滅眾生一切煩惱，如醫差病，故得不染。

In the second part, on the power of the Dharma assisting in the completion of practice, "How does one attain fearlessness in the assembly, like gold free of fault?" explains that the Dharma assists in the completion of the practice of extinguishing sin. Sinners who slander the Dharma, such as icchantikas, are termed the "great assembly"; how is it that within their midst one alone attains fearlessness, just as with gold in the world, whose faults of blemish or defilement none can speak of? Below, the answer states that through relying on the sūtra to repent and extinguish all sins, one causes all sinful karmas to reach the place of non-reaching; hence one attains fearlessness, like gold free of fault. "How does one dwell in turbidity without being defiled..." downward explains that the Dharma assists in the completion of the practice of extinguishing afflictions. "How does one dwell in turbidity without being defiled, like a lotus flower?" asks in terms of the person. There are five kinds of turbidity; here, only the turbidities of affliction and views are discussed. How can a bodhisattva who has recently generated the aspiration be made to dwell in these turbidities without being defiled, like a lotus flower? Below, the answer states that through the sūtra one comes to be undefiled. "How does one dwell in afflictions without being defiled by them, like a physician treating an illness without being defiled by it?" asks in terms of the Dharma. How could the Dharma of the sūtra have defilement or non-defilement? If it cannot cause people to extinguish and eliminate afflictions, this blemishes the efficacy of the sūtra, hence it is called "defilement," just as a worldly physician whose treatment does not cure illnesses blemishes his medical art. If it can cause people to extinguish and eliminate afflictions, this does not blemish the power of the sūtra, hence it is called "non-defilement," just as a worldly physician whose treatments all cure illnesses does not blemish his medical art. Therefore it is now asked: how does this sūtra dwell in afflictions without being defiled, like a physician remaining undefiled? Below, the answer states that this sūtra can extinguish all afflictions of sentient beings, just as a physician cures illnesses; hence it remains undefiled.