大般涅槃經義記 3.309

3.309

合中，第二略而不合，餘皆合之。合初句中，「如來祕藏」合雪山藥，「其味亦爾」合名樂味，「其味極甜，為煩惱覆」合在叢下，「無明眾生不能見」者合人不見。「一切」已下超合第三，「一味喻性」合前文中如是一味，「以煩惱故出種種味」合隨流處有種種味，「謂地獄等」顯種種相，亦即合前或酢、醎等。「佛性雄」下合第四段真味在山。於中，初先正就佛性明不可殺，「如我性」下以性即藏成不可殺。前中，初言「佛性雄猛，難可沮壞，是故無有能殺害者」正明佛性他不能殺，「若有殺」下反明佛性他不能殺，「如是佛性終不可斷」結明前正，「若可斷者無有是處」結明後反。後段之中，初性即藏，後明叵壞。「雖不可」下合第五段凡夫钁斲困苦不得。「若得成」下合第六段。

In the application, the second is omitted and not applied, while all the rest are applied. In the application of the first clause, "the Tathāgata's secret treasury" applies to the medicine of the Snow Mountains; "its taste is likewise" applies to being named the taste of bliss; "its taste is extremely sweet, but is covered by afflictions" applies to being beneath the thickets; "sentient beings of ignorance cannot see it" applies to people not seeing it. From "all..." down skips ahead to apply to the third: "the single taste is a metaphor for the nature" applies to "being of a single taste like this" in the text above; "giving rise to various tastes on account of afflictions" applies to having various tastes according to the place where it flows; "namely hells..." and so on reveals the various characteristics, which also applies to the previous "sometimes sour, salty..." and so on. From "buddha-nature is heroic" down applies to the fourth section where the true taste remains in the mountain. Therein, it first directly clarifies that the buddha-nature cannot be killed; from "like the nature of the self" down, it establishes that it cannot be killed because the nature is identical to the treasury. In the former part, it first says, "the buddha-nature is heroic and powerful, difficult to destroy, and therefore there is none who can kill it," which directly clarifies that others cannot kill the buddha-nature; from "if there were anyone who could kill..." down, it demonstrates by contradiction that others cannot kill the buddha-nature; "such buddha-nature can ultimately never be severed" concludes by clarifying the previous direct statement; "if it could be severed, that would be impossible" concludes by clarifying the subsequent demonstration by contradiction. In the latter section, first the nature is identical to the treasury, and afterwards it clarifies that it cannot be destroyed. From "although it cannot..." down applies to the fifth section of ordinary persons hoeing, chopping, and suffering weariness and hardship without obtaining it. From "if one can accomplish..." down applies to the sixth section.