大般涅槃經義記 6.383

6.383

就化嬰兒名嬰兒中，先喻、後合。喻中先別，後總結之。別中「楊華」喻化凡夫，「木牛木馬」喻化二乘，「木男木女」喻說眾生化小菩薩。喻化凡中，句別有四：初「嬰兒啼時」喻化所隨，眾生造惡名為啼哭；二「父母」下喻明化相。「父母」喻佛，「楊樹黃葉」喻天果報，勸其止惡故言「莫啼」，假說天報以為常樂我淨之法，授之令得，名「與汝金」；三「嬰兒見」下喻明化益，聞說天樂，為求得故止不為惡，名「兒見已生真金想便止不啼」；四「然此」下明化非真。喻化二乘及小菩薩一處論之，准前類合應有四句，文中少初嬰兒啼時，但有後三。「木牛、木馬、木男、木女」喻顯化相，木馬、木牛喻小乘法，木男、木女喻眾生相，「嬰兒見」下喻明化益，據後且言「生男女相」，「實非男女」明化非真，據後偏言實非男女。「以是」下結，據後偏言作男女想名嬰兒行。

Regarding [the conduct] being called infant conduct because of transforming infants, there is first the simile and then the application. Within the simile, there are first specific ones, and then a general conclusion. Within the specific ones, the "willow flower" illustrates transforming ordinary beings; the "wooden oxen and wooden horses" illustrate transforming the two vehicles; and the "wooden men and wooden women" illustrate speaking of sentient beings to transform lesser bodhisattvas. In illustrating the transformation of ordinary beings, there are four distinct phrases: first, "when an infant cries" illustrates that which the transformation accommodates, for sentient beings committing evil is called weeping; second, from "the parents" onward illustrates the characteristics of the transformation. "The parents" illustrates the Buddha; the "yellow leaves of the willow tree" illustrate celestial retributive rewards; advising them to cease evil is why it says "do not cry"; provisionally speaking of celestial rewards as the dharmas of permanence, bliss, self, and purity, and bestowing them to cause them to attain them, is called "giving you gold"; third, from "when the infant sees" onward illustrates the benefit of transformation: hearing of celestial bliss, in order to seek and attain it, they cease from doing evil, which is called "the infant, having seen them, thinks they are real gold and immediately ceases, crying no more"; fourth, from "however, these" onward clarifies that the transformation is not real. Illustrating the transformation of the two vehicles and lesser bodhisattvas is treated together in one place; based on the preceding pattern, it should have four phrases, but the text lacks the initial "when an infant cries" and has only the latter three. "Wooden oxen, wooden horses, wooden men, wooden women" illustrate and reveal the characteristics of transformation: wooden horses and wooden oxen illustrate the Hīnayāna Dharma, while wooden men and wooden women illustrate the mark of sentient beings. From "when the infant sees" onward illustrates the benefit of transformation; based on what follows, it provisionally says "they give rise to the notion of men and women." "They are actually not men or women" clarifies that the transformation is not real; based on what follows, it specifically says they are actually not men or women. From "For this reason" onward is the conclusion; based on what follows, it specifically says that forming the notion of men and women is called infant conduct.