大般涅槃經義記 4.57

4.57

合中有四：一明凡不見合前反喻、二「若得聞」下明菩薩能見合前順喻、三「雖聞」下明二乘不見合前反喻、四「聞是經」下明菩薩能見合前順喻。就初段中，「佛性如是」合天雷時牙中華生，「惱覆不見」合華不生，「是故我說眾生無我」合無名字，是諸眾生惱覆不見故說無我。第二段中，「若聞是經則見佛性」合雷華生，明諸菩薩依經見性，「如象牙華」舉喻以帖，此從凡夫進為菩薩。第三段中，「雖聞契經不聞是經不知如來微妙相」者重合無雷華則不生，此明二乘雖聞小乘契經諸定，以其不聞《涅槃經》故，不知如來法身體相。「如無雷」下舉喻以帖。第四段中，「聞是經已即知佛性」重合雷時象牙華生，明諸菩薩依經見性，喻已下舉喻以帖，此從聲聞進為菩薩。

In the correlation there are four parts: first, explaining that ordinary beings do not see, correlating with the preceding reverse simile; second, from 'if they get to hear' downward, explaining that bodhisattvas are able to see, correlating with the preceding direct simile; third, from 'although hearing' downward, explaining that the two vehicles do not see, correlating with the preceding reverse simile; fourth, from 'having heard this sūtra' downward, explaining that bodhisattvas are able to see, correlating with the preceding direct simile. In the first section, 'buddha-nature is like this' correlates with the production of flowers on the tusks at the time of celestial thunder; 'obscured by afflictions, they do not see' correlates with flowers not being produced; 'therefore I say that sentient beings have no self' correlates with having no name: because these sentient beings are obscured by afflictions and do not see, it is said there is no self. In the second section, 'if one hears this sūtra, one then sees the buddha-nature' correlates with the thunder and the production of flowers, explaining that bodhisattvas see the nature relying on the sūtra; 'like the flower on the elephant tusk' cites the simile to correspond; this is advancing from an ordinary being to a bodhisattva. In the third section, 'although hearing the sūtras, not hearing this sūtra, they do not know the wondrous and subtle characteristics of the Tathāgata' re-correlates with the absence of thunder and flowers not being produced; this explains that although the two vehicles hear the sūtras and samādhis of the Hīnayāna, because they do not hear the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, they do not know the substance and characteristics of the Tathāgata's dharmakāya. From 'like without thunder' downward, it cites the simile to correspond. In the fourth section, 'having heard this sūtra, they immediately know the buddha-nature' re-correlates with the elephant-tusk flower being produced at the time of thunder, explaining that bodhisattvas see the nature relying on the sūtra; from the simile downward, it cites the simile to correspond; this is advancing from a śrāvaka to a bodhisattva.