仁王護國般若經疏 1.19

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第五明教相。弘宣正法須識教之偏圓，廣如《法華玄義》，今略明之。教者，聖人被下之言也。相者，分別同異也。此經部屬般若，教通衍門，是熟酥味經，說護佛果及護十地行因緣。又王問摩訶衍云何照，故知非三藏教明矣。雖有八偈談無常生滅等事，乃舉往昔百法師用小乘說世間不堅，以勸普明捨國，即屬助道，非今經正說也。

Fifth, clarifying the characteristics of the teachings: To propagate the correct Dharma, one must recognize whether the teaching is partial or perfect, fully explained in the Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sūtra; now it will be briefly clarified. "Teaching" means the words of the noble one bestowed upon those below. "Characteristics" means distinguishing similarities and differences. The section of this sūtra belongs to Prajñā; the teaching pertains to the Mahāyāna gate; it is a sūtra of the flavor of ripened butter, expounding the causes and conditions of protecting the buddha-fruit and protecting the practices of the daśabhūmi. Furthermore, the king asks how Mahāyāna illuminates, so we know it clearly is not the Tripiṭaka teaching. Although there are eight verses speaking of impermanence, arising, ceasing, and such matters, this is merely citing the past hundred Dharma masters using the Hinayāna to speak of the instability of the worldly realm in order to urge King Samantaprabhā to renounce his state, which belongs to auxiliary practices and is not the primary exposition of the present sūtra.