大般涅槃經義記 1.75

1.75

From here below, the fourth [part] is that without success they withdrew and stayed: first without success, and later grieving, they withdrew and stayed. In this, first is the dharma, and next it is clarified through an analogy. The roots of good from offering to the Buddha are beloved like a son; the Tathāgata not accepting is called dying of illness; what was prepared being abandoned in vain is called sending him to the cemetery; having no goodness with which to return to the root is called going back home; the intention to give not being fulfilled is called regret and resentment. The application below can be understood.