大般涅槃經義記 9.225

9.225

明當有中，迦葉先問，五六七等若未來有現在便無，云何說言斷善有性。佛答有二：一望果陰明一闡提未來斷惑得了了見，故說為有；二「是故」下，望善五陰明一闡提未來佛性還生善根，故說為有。前中初喻，「有過去業現在得果」，喻明闡提當得名有。闡提未來修善五陰名過去業，得果五陰名得果報。「有未來」下，喻明闡提現在未得。「有未來業」喻闡提人當起善陰。「以未生故終不生果」喻闡提人過去未終善五陰故，現在未得佛果五陰。下合顯法。「有現煩惱明非現得」合未來業以不生生故終不生果。「若無煩惱一切應當了了見性」，明闡提人當見名有，合有過業現得受報。

In clarifying their future having, Kāśyapa first asks: If the fifth, sixth, seventh, and so on exist in the future but are lacking in the present, how can it be said that one who has severed wholesome [roots] has the nature? The Buddha's reply has two parts: first, looking toward the fruitional aggregates, he clarifies that in the future the icchantika will sever delusion and attain clear and distinct vision, and therefore is said to "have" it; second, from "therefore" downward, looking toward the wholesome five aggregates, he clarifies that the icchantika's future buddha-nature will again produce wholesome roots, and therefore is said to "have" it. In the former part, first is a simile: "There is past karma that receives its fruit in the present," which illustrates and clarifies that the icchantika's future attainment is called "having." The icchantika's future cultivation of the wholesome five aggregates is called "past karma"; obtaining the fruitional five aggregates is called "obtaining the retributive fruit." From "there is future" downward, the simile clarifies that the icchantika has not yet attained it in the present. "There is future karma" illustrates that the icchantika will give rise to the wholesome aggregates in the future. "Because it has not yet arisen, it never produces fruit" illustrates that because the icchantika in the past did not complete the wholesome five aggregates, in the present they have not yet obtained the buddha-fruit's five aggregates. Below, the application reveals the dharma. "Having present afflictions makes clear it is not obtained in the present" matches "future karma, because it has not yet arisen, never produces fruit." "If there were no afflictions, everyone should clearly and distinctly see the nature" clarifies that the icchantika will see it in the future and thus is called "having," matching "having past karma and receiving retribution in the present."