大般涅槃經義記 8.163

8.163

文中初先一番廣辯是因非果，「如佛性」下結別其相。初中，前四一處辯釋，非因果性在後別論。釋前四中，初法，次喻，後合顯之。

In the text, first there is one turn that broadly distinguishes being a cause and not an effect; "like the buddha-nature" and below concludes by differentiating their characteristics. In the first part, the preceding four are distinguished and explained in one place, while the neither-cause-nor-effect nature is discussed separately afterward. In explaining the preceding four: first is the doctrine, next is the analogy, and finally they are applied to reveal it.