大般涅槃經義記 7.313

7.313

第三番中，重明離過。與初何別？前據菩薩明離輕惡，此就凡夫彰離重過，亦先立喻。初喻近友，「如人遇病」近友所以，「有善知識」喻其善友，略無近相，「而語」已下喻聞正法，「其人至」下喻繫念思，「即往彼」下喻如說行。下合文中，先合近友，聞法之喻略而不合，「至心信」等合明思惟，菩薩思量為益眾生捨過求出，是故宣說四無量心為「繫念思」。「少者」已下合明修行，文皆可知。

In the third round, it reiterates leaving behind faults. What is the difference from the first? The former relies on the bodhisattva to clarify leaving behind slight evils; this relies on ordinary persons to reveal leaving behind grave faults. It also first establishes a simile. First, the simile of drawing near to a friend: 'like a person encountering illness' is the reason for drawing near to a friend; 'there is a good spiritual friend' illustrates the good friend, omitting the mark of drawing near; from 'and says...' onward illustrates hearing the correct Dharma; from 'that person wholeheartedly...' onward illustrates binding mindfulness and reflecting; from 'immediately goes there...' onward illustrates practicing as taught. In the application text below, it first applies drawing near to a friend, whereas the simile of hearing the Dharma is omitted and not applied; 'wholeheartedly having faith...' and so forth applies to clarifying contemplation: the bodhisattva contemplates that in order to benefit sentient beings they must abandon faults and seek escape, and therefore expounding the four immeasurable minds is 'binding mindfulness and reflecting.' From 'A lesser...' onward applies to clarifying cultivation and practice; the text can all be known.