大般涅槃經義記 7.346

7.346

知中四句：初言「菩薩修大涅槃不見虛空」略明菩薩離相不見，證空之時不見空外別更有心，以無心故不見心外別更有空，空外無心即無能見，心外無空便無所見，故不見空。二「何以」下釋成不見，初先徵問：菩薩修經應當見空，今以何故噵其不見？「佛及菩薩雖有五眼所不見」者對問辯釋，五眼名義備如上辯。五眼中慧實能見空，但見空時，不見空外有眼能見，以無眼故，亦無眼外有空可見，故曰不見。三「唯有慧」下就前不見略說為見，此慧猶前五中慧眼，此慧證空無所見時真名見空，故云唯慧乃能見耳。四「慧眼所見，無可見」下釋前不見以為見義，良以有見乖前不見，故今釋之。此云見者，無法可見，故名為見。

Within knowing, there are four lines. First, the statement, "The bodhisattva cultivating the great nirvāṇa does not see space," briefly clarifies that the bodhisattva, being free from marks, does not see: when realizing emptiness, one does not see any distinct mind outside of emptiness; because there is no mind, one does not see any distinct emptiness outside of the mind; with no mind outside of emptiness, there is no seer; with no emptiness outside of the mind, there is nothing to be seen; hence one does not see space. Second, from "Why is that?" onward explains why it is not seen: first it raises the question—since the bodhisattva cultivates the sūtra, he should see space; for what reason now is it said that he does not see it? "Although the buddhas and bodhisattvas possess the five eyes, it is not seen [by them]" explains in response to the question; the names and meanings of the five eyes have been fully explained above. Among the five eyes, wisdom can indeed see emptiness; however, when seeing emptiness, one does not see that there is an eye outside of emptiness capable of seeing; because there is no eye, neither is there any emptiness outside of the eye that can be seen; hence it is said not to be seen. Third, from "Only wisdom..." onward briefly describes this non-seeing as seeing: this wisdom is still the wisdom eye among the five previously mentioned; when this wisdom realizes emptiness with nothing seen, it is truly called seeing emptiness; hence it says that only wisdom can see it. Fourth, from "What the wisdom eye sees has nothing that can be seen" onward explains the meaning of the preceding non-seeing as seeing: truly, because having seeing contradicts the preceding non-seeing, it is now explained; what is called seeing here means that there is no dharma to be seen, and hence it is called seeing.