大般涅槃經義記 7.262

7.262

八「見色知相」，不同二乘。於中乘明觸衣知根，此一復次義有兩兼，從前猶明不見能見，從後即顯不知能知。文別有四：一明眼見色知根大小；二明觸衣知根善惡；三「以是義」下結成知義，「以是義故昔所不知而今知」者結前觸衣知根為知，「以一見故昔所不知而今知」者結前見色知根為知，簡觸衣知根故言一見；四「以此知」下結成見義，良以見色知根義故，昔所不見而今見也。

Eighth, "seeing visible forms and knowing faculties," unlike the two vehicles. Therein, it takes the opportunity to clarify knowing faculties by touching robes. This one further point combines two meanings: viewed from the preceding it still clarifies being able to see what was not seen; viewed from what follows it reveals being able to know what was not known. The text has four distinct parts: 1. clarifying that seeing visible forms with the eyes, one knows the greatness or smallness of faculties; 2. clarifying that touching robes, one knows the goodness or evil of faculties; 3. the passage from "By this meaning" onward concludes the meaning of knowing: "For this reason, what was not known in the past is now known" concludes the preceding knowing of faculties by touching robes as knowing; "because of a single seeing, what was not known in the past is now known" concludes the preceding knowing of faculties by seeing visible forms as knowing, and to distinguish it from knowing faculties by touching robes it says "a single seeing"; 4. the passage from "By this knowing" onward concludes the meaning of seeing: precisely because of the meaning of knowing faculties by seeing visible forms, what was not seen in the past is now seen.