大般涅槃經義記 3.282

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合中，初先依文正合，「善方便」下隨事重合。前正合中，依上三段次第合之。「佛性如是」合初段中舍內金藏，「一切眾生不能見」者合前家人大小不見，「如彼寶藏貧人不知」舉喻以帖，寶藏帖性，貧人不知帖生不見。「我今普示眾生佛性為煩惱覆」合第二段，向前喻中文有三對，今總合之。「如彼貧」下舉喻以帖。「如來今日普示眾生諸覺寶藏」合第三中即於其家掘出金藏，「所謂佛性」指其藏體。「而眾生」下合第三中女見生喜，「宗仰如來」合宗是人。就下隨事重合之中事別有三：一能開人、二所示者、三所開金。「善方便者」舉能開人，「即是如來」對法以合；「貧女人者」舉所示人，「即一切生」對法以合；「金」舉所開，「即佛性者」對法以合。

In the application [of the metaphor], first it directly applies it according to the text, and from “skillful means” onward it reapplies it according to the particulars. In the previous direct application, it applies it in sequence according to the three sections above. “The buddha-nature is likewise” corresponds to the gold storehouse within the house in the first section. “All sentient beings cannot see it” corresponds to the previous household members, great and small, not seeing it. “Just as with that treasure storehouse, poor people do not know of it” adduces the metaphor to match it: the treasure storehouse matches the nature, and the poor people not knowing matches sentient beings not seeing it. “I now everywhere reveal to sentient beings the buddha-nature veiled by afflictions” corresponds to the second section; in the previous metaphor there were three pairs, and here they are combined and applied. From “just as that poor [woman]” onward adduces the metaphor to match it. “The Tathāgata today everywhere reveals to sentient beings the treasure storehouse of all awakenings” corresponds to digging out the gold storehouse right in her house in the third section; “namely, the buddha-nature” indicates the substance of that storehouse. From “yet sentient beings” onward corresponds to the woman seeing it and giving rise to joy in the third section; “venerating the Tathāgata” corresponds to honoring that person. Within the reapplication according to the particulars below, there are three distinct matters: first, the person who can uncover it; second, the one to whom it is shown; third, the gold that is uncovered. “One of skillful means” adduces the person who can uncover it, and “is the Tathāgata” applies it to the Dharma. “The poor woman” adduces the person to whom it is shown, and “is all sentient beings” applies it to the Dharma. “Gold” adduces what is uncovered, and “is the buddha-nature” applies it to the Dharma.