大般涅槃經義記 4.165

4.165

下合顯法，「涅槃如是」合如有人毒藥塗鼓，「在在處處諸行眾中」合眾人中擊之發聲，為有行者宣說是經。是以說言諸行眾中。「有聞聲」下合聞皆死，然向喻中直明無心欲聞皆死，有心欲聞及不欲聞皆悉不論；今此合中具以論之。初言「有聞貪等皆滅」明初地上上品之人聞經滅惑，如彼眾中有心欲聞，聞之皆死；「其中雖有無心」已下明種性上中品之人聞經滅惑，如彼眾中無心欲聞，聞之皆死，彼種性上雖不覺知《涅槃經》力能滅煩惱，法力薰資，冥使滅惑；「犯四禁」下明種性前下品之人聞經滅惑，如彼眾中不欲聞者聞之亦死，此下品人得益同前，言「亦為作菩提因緣漸斷煩惱」。「除不橫」下合除一人不橫死者。

Below, the application reveals the Dharma: "Nirvāṇa is likewise" applies to a person smearing a drum with poison; "everywhere among assemblies of various practices" applies to striking it to produce sound among the crowd of people: expounding this scripture for those who engage in practices is why it says "among assemblies of various practices". From "Those who hear the sound..." downward applies to all dying upon hearing it; however, the preceding metaphor directly clarified that those with no intention to hear all die, without discussing those who have an intention to hear or those who do not wish to hear; now this application discusses them completely. First, saying "those who hear have greed and so forth completely extinguished" clarifies that persons of the superior grade on the first ground extinguish delusions upon hearing the scripture, like those in that crowd who have an intention to hear and all die upon hearing it. From "although there are among them those with no intention..." downward clarifies that persons of the superior and middling grades of the lineage extinguish delusions upon hearing the scripture, like those in that crowd who have no intention to hear and all die upon hearing it; although those on that lineage do not perceive the power of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra to extinguish afflictions, the power of the Dharma perfumes and assists them, darkly causing delusions to be extinguished. From "transgressing the four prohibitions" downward clarifies that persons of the inferior grade prior to the lineage extinguish delusions upon hearing the scripture, like those in that crowd who do not wish to hear and also die upon hearing it; these inferior persons obtain benefit as before, saying "also serves as a causal condition of bodhi for them to gradually sever afflictions". From "excepting those who do not [die] prematurely..." downward applies to excepting the one person who does not die prematurely.