大般涅槃經義記 8.162

8.162

初中，為分理之與行二種因別，須明二果；為辯因果，通對非因非果以說，故有五種：一是因性，猶是向前因緣之理；二因因性，猶是向前因緣觀智；三是果性，是前觀智所生之果；四果果性，是前因緣中道之果，因緣之理顯為果故；五非因果性，前四處體，彼體從緣說為前四，廢緣就實說為第五非因果性。

In the first part, in order to distinguish the two kinds of causes—principle and practice—the two effects must be clarified; in order to distinguish cause and effect, they are spoken of comprehensively in contrast to what is neither cause nor effect, and hence there are five kinds: first is causal nature, which is just the aforementioned principle of dependent origination; second is cause-of-cause nature, which is just the aforementioned contemplative wisdom of dependent origination; third is effect nature, which is the effect produced by the aforementioned contemplative wisdom; fourth is effect-of-effect nature, which is the effect of the aforementioned middle way of dependent origination, because the principle of dependent origination is manifested as an effect; fifth is neither-cause-nor-effect nature, which is the substance underlying the preceding four loci: that substance is spoken of as the preceding four in accordance with conditions, but discarding conditions to approach reality, it is spoken of as the fifth, the neither-cause-nor-effect nature.