大般涅槃經義記 9.119

9.119

下嘆經中文別有三：一嘆人不思，將以類經；二「《大涅槃經》亦如是」下，辨經同人；三「如大海」下，當法正嘆。就嘆人中，位別有三：一就十信嘆其依經生信不思；二「師子言：云何不退菩薩」已下，就種性上嘆其依經起行不思；三「菩薩了了知見無」下，就初地上嘆其依經成德不思。初中有三：一正嘆依經生信不思；二「師子言」下，舉多不信，成信不思；三「善男」下，明經多益，現得聞者當必能信。初中五句：前四明其所信不思，後一彰其能信不思，此互相顯。就前四中，初一明其佛性不思、第二明其三寶不思、三就前第一明諸眾生有性不思、四就前第二明其佛寶體德不思。以此經中所信之法故舉顯信，能信可知。

Below, in praising the sūtra, the text has three distinct parts: 1. praising the inconceivability of the person, which is used to draw an analogy with the sūtra; 2. from "The Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra is also like this" below, explaining that the sūtra is identical with the person; 3. from "like the great ocean" below, praising the Dharma itself directly. Within praising the person, there are three distinct stages: 1. with respect to the ten faiths, praising their inconceivability in generating faith based on the sūtra; 2. from "Lion said: How is a non-retrogressing bodhisattva..." below, with respect to the lineage-nature, praising their inconceivability in undertaking practice based on the sūtra; 3. from "the bodhisattva clearly knows and sees non-..." below, with respect to the first ground, praising their inconceivability in accomplishing virtue based on the sūtra. In the first part there are three: 1. directly praising the inconceivability of generating faith based on the sūtra; 2. from "Lion said" below, citing the many who do not believe to confirm the inconceivability of faith; 3. from "good man" below, explaining that the sūtra has many benefits, and those who presently get to hear it will surely be able to believe. In the first part there are five phrases: the first four explain the inconceivability of what is believed, and the last demonstrates the inconceivability of the capacity to believe; these illuminate each other. Among the first four: the first explains the inconceivability of the buddha-nature; the second explains the inconceivability of the Three Jewels; the third, with respect to the first [point] above, explains the inconceivability of sentient beings possessing the nature; the fourth, with respect to the second [point] above, explains the inconceivability of the essence and virtue of the Buddha Jewel. Because the Dharma believed in this sūtra is used to reveal faith, the capacity to believe can be known.