大般涅槃經義記 9.45

9.45

四「如鹽」下，明不滅法，慧不能破。先舉直非，「如鹽性醎令異醎」等，舉他立喻。「智慧性滅令法滅者」，舉他法說，「不然」總非。「何以」下釋。若法不滅，云何智慧強能令滅？

Fourth, from "Like salt..." downward, it clarifies that with regard to dharmas that do not cease, wisdom cannot destroy them. First, it directly negates: "Just as salt is salty by nature and causes other things to be salty..." and so forth cites the opponent's established simile. "If the nature of wisdom is cessation and causes dharmas to cease": this cites the opponent's doctrinal statement, and "not so" generally negates it. From "Why..." downward is the explanation. If a dharma does not cease, how could wisdom forcibly cause it to cease?