大般涅槃經義記 2.190

2.190

In the second objection, it first cites the former teaching on cessation without remainder. Saying that freedom from all realms of existence is called nirvāṇa refers to relinquishing marks and tending toward quiescence: the retributions of the three realms of existence are called all realms of existence, and furthermore the fruits of the twenty-five realms of existence are also called all realms of existence; freedom from them is called nirvāṇa without remainder. In this nirvāṇa there are none of the realms of existence, realizing quiescence and freedom from marks. From "how so?" downward, he clings to the past to question the present.