妙法蓮華經玄義 10.88

10.88

此五味教，調熟一段漸機眾生，如身子等大德聲聞，於《法華》中得受記莂，見如來性，成大果實，如秋收冬藏，更無所作，不生不生，名大涅槃，即是前番。從《摩訶般若》出《妙法華》，為未熟者更論《般若》，入於《涅槃》而見佛性，即是後番，又從《般若》出《大涅槃》也。

These teachings of the five flavors seasoned and ripened one segment of beings of gradual spiritual capacity, such that venerable śrāvakas like Śāriputra received vyākaraṇa in the *Lotus Sūtra*, saw the Tathāgata-nature, and accomplished the great fruit. It is like the autumn harvest and winter storage, having nothing further to do; non-arising and non-arising is called the Great Nirvāṇa—this was the earlier group. From the *Mahā-prajñā* emerged the *Lotus Sūtra of the Wonderful Dharma*; for those who were not yet ripened, *Prajñā* was discussed again, and they entered into *Nirvāṇa* and saw the Buddha-nature—this was the later group, where again from *Prajñā* emerged the *Mahā-nirvāṇa*.