大般涅槃經義記 3.162

3.162

初依法中，文別有四：一正明依法不依於人；二「如上所說四種人」下簡真異偽，明向所說不依人者不依邪人，非謂不依四依人也；三「依法者即法性」下明其依人不依於法，謂依向前即法之人，不依向前即人之法；四「若人破戒為利益」下簡偽異真，明向依人依於真實即法之人，非謂依於破戒之人。

First, in relying on the Dharma, there are four distinct parts in the text: first, directly clarifying relying on the Dharma and not on persons; second, from "the four kinds of persons spoken of above" onward, distinguishing the genuine from the false, clarifying that what was spoken of earlier as not relying on persons means not relying on false persons, not that one should not rely on the persons of the four reliances; third, from "relying on the Dharma is [relying on] dharmatā" onward, clarifying relying on persons and not on dharmas, meaning relying on the persons who are identical with the Dharma mentioned earlier, not relying on the dharmas that are identical with the persons mentioned earlier; fourth, from "if a person breaks the precepts for the sake of benefit" onward, distinguishing the false from the genuine, clarifying that relying on persons mentioned earlier means relying on genuine persons who are identical with the Dharma, not that one relies on persons who break the precepts.