大般涅槃經義記 8.255

8.255

自下第三舉後類前成前無義。先舉後酪以類前乳。「酪時無乳蘇至醍醐」自明酪時無其餘味。酪時無乳，果中無因；無生蘇等，因中無果。「眾生亦謂非乳蘇」等舉他證無。酪時既無一切餘味，乳亦如是，何得有酪乃至醍醐？「亦如是」者，彰後生蘇乃至醍醐並無餘味。

From here below is the third [clause], citing the later to analogize to the former, accomplishing the previous meaning of nonexistence. First, he cites the later curd to analogize to the former milk. 'At the time of curd there is no milk, butter, up to ghee' personally clarifies that at the time of curd there are no other tastes. At the time of curd there is no milk: within the fruit there is no cause; there is no fresh butter and the like: within the cause there is no fruit. 'Sentient beings also call it neither milk nor butter...' and so forth cites others to prove nonexistence. Since at the time of curd there are no other tastes whatsoever, milk is also like this; how could it have curd or even ghee? 'Is also like this' shows that the subsequent fresh butter up to ghee likewise have no other tastes.