大般涅槃經義記 7.379

7.379

問曰：德王前為五難，上答其三，第三、第五何故不釋？答上第二、第四難時，餘二可解，為是不答。云何可解？如來答向第四難中言為力士告魔當滅，與第五中為力士說後夜當滅，其言相似，何勞更答？又復答前第二難中明煩惱斷，或名涅槃、或復說之為大涅槃，第三句中難破煩惱斷處為非，其義已顯，何勞更釋？故無別答。

Question: King of Virtue previously raised five challenges, and above three were answered; why are the third and fifth not explained? Answer: When the second and fourth challenges were answered above, the remaining two could be understood; for this reason they are not answered. How can they be understood? In the Tathāgata's reply to the fourth challenge, his stating that for the sake of the Mallas he told the Māra he would enter extinction is similar to his statement in the fifth that he told the Mallas he would enter extinction in the latter part of the night; what need is there to answer it further? Moreover, in answering the second challenge above, he clarified that the severance of afflictions is sometimes called nirvāṇa and sometimes called great nirvāṇa; in the third clause, the challenge to refute the locus of severance of afflictions as incorrect has already had its meaning made apparent; what need is there to explain it further? Therefore, there is no separate reply.