大般涅槃經義記 3.90

3.90

第四益中，差別有三：一明聞經久信有益、二「如有人出家」已下明始信有益、三「或有生」下明微信有益。久信之益在於地上，始信之益在於地前、種性、解行，微信之益善趣已前。久信益中，初先明其自信有益，「若我」已下化他有益。自信益中，初明信者經力莊身，人皆樂見。「國王」已下經力嚴口，有所言說悉皆敬信。化他益中，先勸傳說，「若我聲聞弟子之中」舉所勸人，此實菩薩傳佛教法，故名聲聞，如《法華》說「我等今者真是聲聞，以佛道聲令一切聞」如是等也。「欲行希事」標其所求，名修大乘為行第一希有之事，當廣說大，正勸傳說。「譬如」已下明說有益，能令聞者除滅罪障，先喻、後合。

In the fourth [section], on benefits, there are three distinct parts: first, explaining that hearing the sūtra and having long-standing faith brings benefit; second, from 'Just as when a person goes forth from home' downward, explaining that initial faith brings benefit; and third, from 'Or there may be beings' downward, explaining that even slight faith brings benefit. The benefit of long-standing faith belongs to [the bodhisattvas on] the grounds; the benefit of initial faith belongs to those before the grounds, [at the stages of] the lineage nature and understanding and practice; the benefit of slight faith belongs to those before the good destinies. Within the benefit of long-standing faith, first it explains that one's own faith brings benefit, and from 'If among my' downward, that transforming others brings benefit. In the benefit of one's own faith, it first explains that through the power of the sūtra the faithful person's body is adorned, so that all people delight in seeing them. From 'Kings' downward, the power of the sūtra adorns their speech, so that whatever they say is revered and believed. In the benefit of transforming others, it first encourages propagating the teaching; 'If among my śrāvaka disciples' specifies the persons encouraged: these are actually bodhisattvas who transmit the Buddha's teaching and are therefore called śrāvakas, as the Lotus Sūtra says, 'We now are true śrāvakas, causing all to hear the voice of the Buddha path,' and so forth. 'Wishing to perform a rare deed' marks what they seek: practicing the Mahāyāna is called performing the foremost and rare deed; 'they should extensively explain the Mahā[yāna]' directly encourages propagating the teaching. From 'Just as' downward, it explains that speaking brings benefit, being able to cause hearers to eradicate sinful hindrances; first a simile, and then the application.