金剛般若經贊述 1.47

1.47

However, the *Āgama* sūtras were preached solely for those setting out to seek the śrāvaka vehicle; the prajñā teachings of emptiness were preached solely for those setting out to seek the Great Vehicle—hence it says below: 'preached for those of the Great Vehicle, preached for those of the Supreme Vehicle'; the *Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra*, the *Lotus Sūtra*, the *Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra*, and so forth, were preached comprehensively for those setting out to seek all vehicles, namely explaining the conditioned and unconditioned as 'existence', and the self and what belongs to self as 'emptiness'. Therefore, listing the śrāvaka assembly here is precisely in order to cause them to set out to seek the Great Vehicle; the bodhisattvas had already set out, and hence are omitted here and not indicated.