妙法蓮華經玄義 10.20

10.20

九者、北地禪師，明二種大乘教：一、有相大乘。二、無相大乘。有相者，如《華嚴》、《瓔珞》、《大品》等，說階級十地功德行相也。無相者，如《楞伽》、《思益》，真法無詮次，一切眾生即涅槃相也。

Ninth, dhyāna masters of the northern region clarified two kinds of Mahāyāna teachings: first, the Mahāyāna with characteristics; second, the Mahāyāna without characteristics. The one with characteristics refers to sūtras such as the Avataṃsaka-sūtra, Ratnakāraṇḍa-sūtra, and Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra, which explain the stages and characteristics of practices and merits of the ten grounds. The one without characteristics refers to sūtras such as the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra and Viśeṣacintibrahmaparipṛcchā-sūtra, where the true dharma is devoid of sequential explanation, and all sentient beings are identical to the characteristic of nirvāṇa.