大般涅槃經義記 8.65

8.65

Below, the Buddha answers it: therein, he first explains that the substance of dharmas is inherently empty, turning to answer the latter challenge; "by similarity..." and below explains that due to the bodhisattva cultivating emptiness, they see emptiness, turning to answer the first challenge. In the former, he first says "the nature of dharmas is fundamentally empty," generally establishing the meaning of emptiness. "Why?" and below explains: first querying and then explaining, "because all dharmas are unobtainable" generally explains the emptiness of dharmas.