大般涅槃經義記 8.47

8.47

第三段中，釋去向前下人上難。難辭有六，佛但釋四，第四一難同於第二，第五一難同於第一，故無別釋。解初難中，明闡提人亦有得佛、不得佛義，捨闡提心即便得佛，不捨不得，不得說言一向定得。於中先明闡提亦得，「所以」下釋，「發菩提心非闡提故」。下明不得，「以何緣故說闡提得」徵前德王說得之言，「實不得」者正明不得，「如命盡」下喻顯不得。

In the third section, he resolves the previous objections raised regarding the inferior person. The objections are six in number, but the Buddha resolves only four; because the fourth objection is the same as the second and the fifth objection is the same as the first, there is no separate explanation [for them]. In explaining the first objection, he clarifies that regarding the icchantika person, there are meanings of both attaining and not attaining buddhahood: if they abandon the icchantika mind, they immediately attain buddhahood; if they do not abandon it, they do not attain it; one cannot say that they definitely attain it unequivocally. Here, he first explains that the icchantika also attains it; 'Why is this?' and so forth explains, 'Because generating the mind of bodhi is not [being] an icchantika.' Below, he explains that they do not attain it; 'For what reason is it said that the icchantika attains it?' questions King of Virtue's earlier assertion of attainment; 'In truth, they do not attain it' directly explains non-attainment; from 'Like the exhaustion of life' downward, metaphors illustrate non-attainment.