大般涅槃經義記 9.240

9.240

廣中，先舉邪人救義，次非不然，「何以故」下隨救廣破。前中即用鹽喻為法，於中初法、次喻、後合。法中，「若言不醎之物皆有醎性，微故不知，由此微性鹽能令醎」正立有義。「若本無」下，破無成有。喻中，「種子自有四大」喻不醎物先有醎性，「緣外增長」喻鹽令醎。合喻可知。

In the detailed part, it first presents the defense of the heterodox party, next negates it as not so, and from "Why is this?" onwards refutes it in detail in accordance with the defense. In the former part, it uses the salt analogy as the dharma; within it, first is the dharma, next is the analogy, and afterwards is the application. In the dharma: "If it is said that all non-salty things possess the nature of saltiness, but because it is subtle it is not known, and due to this subtle nature salt can make them salty" directly establishes the proposition of existence. From "if originally nonexistent" onwards, it refutes nonexistence to establish existence. In the analogy: "a seed naturally has the four great elements" is an analogy for non-salty things previously having the nature of saltiness; "increasing through external conditions" is an analogy for salt making things salty. The application of the analogy can be understood.