大般涅槃經義記 9.113

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下次合之。「王喻如來應正遍」等，合前第一。「是諸眾生聞說已」下，超合第五。喻中所觸事別有八，合中有六，五陰為五，五陰和合集成我人以為第六。就此六中，皆初立性，「何以」下釋。釋中，初法、次喻、後合。「如彼盲人各各說」下，合前第六不即不離，先舉前喻、次合顯法、「是故」總結。是義云何？如彼麥性不離芽莖乃至果實別有麥性，名為不離。芽莖枝葉前後變改，麥性常定，說為不即。性望六法，其狀像此。然向說我濫同外道所說之我，故下辨異。「外道說我實無有我」辨邪異正，「眾生我者即五陰」等，顯正異邪。於中初法，下喻顯之。喻別有六：初之一喻別舉別合，後之五喻辨舉總合。

Next is its application. "The king is an analogy for the Tathāgata, the Arhat, the Samyaksambuddha," and so forth, applies to the first [point] above. From "when these sentient beings heard what was spoken" below, it jumps to apply to the fifth [point]. In the simile, the things touched are eight in number; in the application, there are six: the five aggregates make five, and the harmony and combination of the five aggregates to form a self/person makes the sixth. Within these six, each first posits the nature, and from "why" below explains it. Within the explanation, first is the doctrine, next is a simile, and then the application. From "just as those blind people each spoke" below applies to the sixth [point] above, neither identical nor separate: it first brings up the preceding simile, next applies it to reveal the doctrine, and "for this reason" summarizes in conclusion. What does this mean? Just as the nature of wheat does not exist as a separate wheat-nature apart from the sprout, stalk, and even the fruit, this is called "not separate." The sprout, stalk, branches, and leaves change and transform from earlier to later, yet the wheat-nature is eternally constant, which is described as "not identical." With respect to the six dharmas, the nature is just like this. However, the self spoken of previously might be confused with the self taught by the heterodox paths, so the difference is distinguished below. "The heterodox paths speak of a self, but in reality there is no self" distinguishes the perverse from the correct; "the self of sentient beings is just the five aggregates," and so forth, reveals the correct from the perverse. Herein, first is the doctrine, and the similes below reveal it. The similes are six in total: the first simile separately presents and separately applies, while the latter five similes distinguish by presenting and collectively applying.