以一巾喻涅槃，六結喻眼等之六根聚集而現生死。然生死與涅槃，本由對待而感者。若解生死之結（六解），則涅槃之一巾亦泯亡。故曰六解一亡。楞嚴經五曰：「六解一亦亡。（中略）佛言：六解一亡亦復如是，由汝無始心性狂亂，知見妄發，發妄不息，勞見發塵，如勞目睛則有狂華，於湛精明，無因亂起，一切世間山河大地生死涅槃，皆即狂勞顛倒華相。」
'When the six knots are untied the unity disappears. ' The six knots represent the six organs 六根 causing mortality, the cloth or cord tied in a series of knots represents nirvana. This illustrates the interdependence of nirvana and mortality. Cf. 六結; v. 楞伽經 5.
一六解一亡 據楞嚴經卷五載，佛陀嘗以一寶花巾比喻涅槃，花巾綰六結，而以六結比喻眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意等六根，六根聚集而現生死。然生死與涅槃乃由對待而感之二者，故若解生死之六結，則涅槃之一巾亦隨之不存。p1689