大般涅槃經義記 4.282

4.282

下佛約之以顯闡提。「闡提如是」合前人也，「燒燃善根」合前食菓破核甞等，「當於」已下合種不生。初先正合，「若生」已下反以合之。自下第二明施闡提不得大果。為辯斯義，乘以通明一切布施果報差別。於中初總，「何以」下釋，「是故」下結。總中，初言「以是義」者，以彼闡提燒燃善根不可還生，布施其人無大報故，一切所施非無差別。釋結可知。

Below, the Buddha applies it to reveal the icchantika. "The icchantika is like this" applies to the person above; "burning the roots of goodness" applies to the earlier eating of the fruit, cracking open the seed, and tasting it; from "shall, in..." below applies to the seed not growing. First he directly applies it; from "if it grows..." below he conversely applies it. From here down is the second part, explaining that giving to an icchantika does not yield a great fruit. To discriminate this meaning, he takes the opportunity to explain broadly the differences in the karmic retributions of all giving. Within this, there is first a general statement; from "Why?" below is the explanation; from "Therefore..." below is the conclusion. In the general statement, initially saying "By this meaning" means: because that icchantika has burned the roots of goodness and they cannot be restored to life, giving to that person has no great retribution, and thus all that is given is not without distinctions. The explanation and conclusion can be understood.