大般涅槃經義記 6.3

6.3

下別顯之，於中初法、次喻、後合。法中，「住空不見父」等是眾生空，「不見陰」等是其法空，「眾生壽命」復明生空。與前何別？前離生性，法空前得；此離生相，法空後得。依法所成，假生亦無。喻文可知。合中，「諸法亦復如是，無有父母乃至壽命」就法以合，明其空義。「菩薩」見下就人以合，明得空地。

Below, he reveals it specifically, wherein there is first the doctrine, next a simile, and then the application. In the doctrine: "abiding in emptiness, one does not see father..." and so forth is the emptiness of sentient beings; "not seeing the aggregates..." and so forth is the emptiness of dharmas; "sentient beings, life span..." again clarifies the emptiness of sentient beings. How does it differ from the former? The former is free from the nature of sentient beings, attained prior to the emptiness of dharmas; this is free from the mark of sentient beings, attained after the emptiness of dharmas. Relying on what dharmas constitute, the nominal sentient being is also non-existent. The text of the simile can be known. In the application: "All dharmas are also like this: there are no parents, up to life span" applies it in terms of dharmas, clarifying the meaning of their emptiness; "the bodhisattva" sees below, applying it in terms of the person, clarifying the attainment of the ground of emptiness.