大般涅槃經義記 6.229

6.229

「我法滅時有聲聞」下大段第四，汎明餘經常在不滅，令人敬學。於中有六：一明法滅相；二「爾時凡夫各共說下大眾聞滅咸皆傷歎；三而我正法實不滅」下因眾傷歎明法不滅，此前一重；四「當於爾時閻浮內」下重顯滅相；五「爾時拘尸無量眾」下明眾傷歎。六「迦葉告」下因眾傷歎重明不滅，此復一重。

From "When my Dharma is about to perish, there will be śrāvakas..." downwards is the fourth major section, which broadly explains that other sūtras abide eternally and do not perish, causing people to venerate and study them. Within this there are six parts: first, explaining the marks of the Dharma's perishing; second, from "At that time the common mortals together said..." downwards, the great assembly, hearing of the perishing, all grieve and lament; third, from "Yet my true Dharma does not in fact perish..." downwards, because the assembly grieves and laments, he explains that the Dharma does not perish—this being the first layer; fourth, from "At that time, within Jambudvīpa..." downwards, he reiterates the marks of perishing; fifth, from "At that time the immeasurable assembly of Kuśī..." downwards, he explains the assembly's grief and lamentation; sixth, from "Kāśyapa addressed..." downwards, because the assembly grieves and laments, he reiterates that it does not perish—this being yet another layer.