大般涅槃經義記 5.46

5.46

In the third section, regarding "suffering is oppression," there are two meanings in the explanation: first, in terms of coarse suffering, adverse conditions oppress the mind to produce internal affliction, hence it is called suffering; second, in terms of subtle suffering, the arising and ceasing of conditioned phenomena mutually rush and urge, which is called oppression, and being pressed and uneasy is hence called suffering. Regarding "origination can produce," it produces and grows future suffering; the initial arising is "production," and when it grows to completion it is called "growth." Regarding "the mark of quiescence and cessation," it stops suffering and halts origination, hence it is called quiescence and cessation. Regarding "the mark of the Great Vehicle," it directly discusses the path, its meaning being open unimpededness. If one discusses the vehicle, its meaning is conveying across. Unimpededness of essence is called the path; unimpededness of function is called the vehicle. Borrowing the functional unimpededness to reveal the essential unimpededness, it is therefore called a vehicle. What is discussed here is the unconditioned path, distinguishing it from the Hīnayāna, and therefore it is called "Great." These are all the semantic marks of the truths, hence they are called marks.