大般涅槃經義記 6.221

6.221

第三段中，先喻、後合。喻中，「是人所以藏積」徵前起後，「為未來事」對問總釋，「何等未來」重問起後。下廣釋之，迦葉佛時名今，釋迦出世之時以為未來，為後出用故藏積之。於中五句，前四明其為未來世須出所以：一謂「穀貴」，未來比丘畜八不淨，淨財難得，故名穀貴；二「賊來侵國」，有惡比丘宣說邪法，壞亂四眾，名賊侵國；三「值遇惡王，為欲贖命」，諸惡比丘說佛無常，究竟滅盡，如似殺佛，名值惡王，佛說此經言已常在，如似贖命；四「道路澁難，財難得時」，有諸比丘讀誦世典，不敬佛經，佛經難聞，名財難得。末後一句乃當出用結明應出。合中，「諸佛祕藏如是」合前財物，「為未來世」合為未來，「諸惡比丘畜不淨物」合前穀貴，「為四眾說」合賊侵國，「如來畢竟入於涅槃」合為贖命，「讀誦世典，不敬佛經」合財難得，「如是等惡現於世時，如來為滅則為演說」合乃出用。

In the third section, there is first an analogy, and afterward the application. Within the analogy, "The reason why this person hoards" investigates what came before to introduce what follows; "For future events" provides a general explanation in response to the question; "What future?" questions again to introduce what follows. Below, he explains it at length: the time of Kāśyapa Buddha is designated "the present"; the time of Śākyamuni's appearance in the world is regarded as "the future"; for the sake of bringing it forth for use later, it was hoarded. Within this, there are five clauses. The first four clarify the reasons why it must be brought forth for future generations: first, what is called "a famine of grain": in the future, monks will store up the eight impure things, and pure wealth will be hard to obtain, hence it is called "a famine of grain"; second, "bandits coming to invade the country": there will be wicked monks preaching heterodox teachings, confounding and disrupting the four assemblies, which is called "bandits invading the country"; third, "encountering a wicked king, desiring to ransom one's life": wicked monks will say that the Buddha is impermanent and ultimately extinguished, which is like killing the Buddha, and this is called "encountering a wicked king"; the Buddha's preaching of this sūtra stating that he is ever-abiding is like ransoming one's life; fourth, "when roads are impassable and difficult, and wealth is hard to obtain": there will be monks who read and recite worldly texts and do not revere Buddhist sūtras, so that Buddhist sūtras are difficult to hear, which is called "wealth is hard to obtain." The final clause, "then brings it forth for use," concludes by clarifying that it should be brought forth. Within the application, "The secret treasury of the buddhas is like this" corresponds to the wealth; "for future generations" corresponds to the future; "wicked monks storing up impure things" corresponds to the famine of grain; "preaching to the four assemblies" corresponds to bandits invading the country; "the Tathāgata ultimately entering nirvāṇa" corresponds to ransoming one's life; "reading and reciting worldly texts and not revering Buddhist sūtras" corresponds to wealth being hard to obtain; "when such evils appear in the world, the Tathāgata, in order to extinguish them, expounds it" corresponds to bringing it forth for use.