法華經義記 6.44

6.44

The questioner says: “Bodhisattvas and the like themselves knew the meaning of the Tathāgata's expedient and real teachings having the same return; why do you say it disparages them?” The commentator says: “It has already been explained as above: it is directed strictly and specifically toward the four great śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and others, bringing in nirvāṇa and bodhisattvas. If we equally take the sense of hearing the Buddha preach the Dharma and increasing good roots, both persons of the Great Vehicle and persons of the Small Vehicle experience growth; this takes the metaphor of the three grasses and two trees all receiving heavenly moisture and growing. If we take the sense of knowing and not knowing, the general intent is directed specifically toward the four great śrāvakas, and therefore brings in nirvāṇa and the remaining persons.”