大般涅槃經義記 4.205

4.205

上來第一正明癈興，自下第二就癈興時明經有力、無力之別。初就興時明經有力，「如蚊子澤不能令」下就衰癈時明經無力。前中有三：一明世人無有不求男子身者，今雖不求，當必求之。二「何以」下廣顯女過，成男可求，於中初先總彰其過，「女是眾惡之所住處」。「如蚊子」下有四復次別以顯之。三「以是義」下勸人學經，捨女成男，於中有五：一正勸學經捨女成男、二迦葉領解、三佛述嘆、四迦葉謙遜、五如來重讚。

The above was the first part, directly clarifying decline and flourishing. Below is the second, clarifying the distinction between the sūtra being efficacious and inefficacious according to the times of flourishing and decline. First, it clarifies that the sūtra is efficacious according to the time of flourishing; from "just as a mosquito's oil cannot cause..." onward, it clarifies that the sūtra is inefficacious according to the time of decline. In the former, there are three parts: First, clarifying that among worldly people there is none who does not seek a male body; though they do not seek it now, they will certainly seek it in the future. Second, from "Why?" onward, extensively demonstrating the faults of women to establish that [becoming] male is desirable to seek; within this, it first generally reveals their faults: "Woman is the dwelling place of all evils." From "just as a mosquito..." onward, there are four subsequent points specifically demonstrating this. Third, from "For this reason..." onward, admonishing people to study the sūtra so as to cast off womanhood and become male; within this, there are five parts: 1. Directly admonishing the study of the sūtra to cast off womanhood and become male; 2. Kāśyapa's comprehension; 3. The Buddha's affirmation and praise; 4. Kāśyapa's humility; 5. The Tathāgata's renewed praise.