The dharma of without getting nirvaa.na
(aprinirvaa.na-dharma, 无般涅盘法 )is in the state
of "agotra" which has two-types:
(1) The aparinirvaana-dharma in time 10
(kalaparinirvaa.na-dharma, 时边无般涅盘法 )wich
again has four kinds;
(a) du'scaritaikaantika (一向行恶行, absolutely
doing the bad deeds).
(b) "samucchinnaku'salamuula" (普断诸善 ([ 白 ]
根, utterly destroying the good roots)
(c) "amok.sabhaagiiya-ku'salamuula" (无有解脱分
[ 善根 ], without the good root of having to
do with liberation).
(d) "hinaku'salamuulas caparipuur.na-sa^mbhaara.h"
(善 [ 根 ], 少亦无因, the defeated good
roots and unperfect equipment for the
Enlightment).
(2)The dharma of absolutely without getting
nirvaa.na (atyantaaparinirvaa.na-dharma, 毕竟无涅
盘法 )means that the one who is absolutely with
the "hetu" (cause), by which there is no gotra
of attaining nirvaa.na.
Of the above explanations, the first
"kalaparinirvaa.na-dharma" means that the one who is
temporarily without "gotra", but, when he meets the
Buddhas, good friends and good "pratyaya" (a
co-operating cause), he will regain his "gotra" and
become a buddha. Therefore, this "kalaparinirvaa.na-
dharma" is just the same as the two "icchantikas"
of
P.385
the "dejecting the good roots" and the
"bodhisattvecchantika" in LAS as mentioned before.In
this case the later " a tyantaaparinirvaa.na-dharma"
has the real meaning of "agotra". This is why
Kuei-chi selects the above theories of LAS and MSA,
and claims that the Fifth Nature comprises