大般涅槃經義記 6.189

6.189

品初至此廣論梵行，下歎經勝令人修學。於中初先歎經殊勝，令人修學；「無上佛法住當久」下辯經興廢，令人護持。前中有二：一當法正歎、二「以何義故復名菩薩不思議」下寄人顯勝。前中，如來初以此經對餘小經比校顯勝，迦葉後領。前中初言「若我弟子受十二部及以受持大涅槃經無差」，「不然」正比顯勝，「何以」下釋，「以是」下結。自下迦葉領解述歎，「涅槃不思」領歎前經，「佛、法、眾僧不思議」者述歎所說，「菩薩不思」述歎修人，「菩提涅槃不思議」者歎人所得。

From the beginning of the chapter up to this point, pure conduct has been broadly discussed; below, the excellence of the sūtra is praised to lead people to cultivate and study it. Within this, first the extraordinary excellence of the sūtra is praised to lead people to cultivate and study it; from "The unsurpassed Buddha-Dharma will abide for a long time" downward, the flourishing and decline of the sūtra are explained to lead people to protect and uphold it. In the former part there are two sections: first, directly praising the Dharma as it is; second, from "For what reason are they also called inconceivable bodhisattvas?" downward, revealing its excellence with reference to persons. In the former, the Tathāgata first compares this sūtra to the other, lesser sūtras to reveal its excellence, and Kāśyapa subsequently receives and understands it. In the former, it first states: "If my disciples receive the twelve divisions and also receive and uphold the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra without difference," and "Not so" directly makes the comparison to reveal its excellence; from "Why?" downward provides the explanation; from "For this reason" downward concludes. Below this, Kāśyapa receives understanding and expresses praise: "Nirvāṇa is inconceivable" receives and praises the aforementioned sūtra; "The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha are inconceivable" expresses praise for what has been preached; "Bodhisattvas are inconceivable" expresses praise for the persons who cultivate; "Bodhi and nirvāṇa are inconceivable" praises what those persons attain.