妙法蓮華經玄義 4.210

4.210

Second, clarifying the heights of severance and suppression by matching the stages according to the *Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā* and the three contemplations: The *Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā* states, 'If a bodhisattva wishes to be endowed with the wisdom of the path, they should study prajñā.' This refers to these ten faiths practicing the contemplation of entering emptiness from the provisional, suppressing attachments and discursive views, and seeking to enter the stages of the ten abodes. Once the ten abodes are attained, one immediately severs the views and thoughts within the realms. 'Wishing to use the wisdom of the path to be endowed with the wisdom of the aspects of the path, they should study prajñā.' This is the cultivation of the ten practices of entering the provisional from emptiness. 'Wishing to use the wisdom of the aspects of the path to be endowed with all-knowledge, they should study prajñā.' This is the cultivation of the correct contemplation of the middle way, entering the stages of the ten dedications. 'Wishing to use all-knowledge to be endowed with the knowledge of all aspects, they should study prajñā.' This is the realization of the middle-way contemplation, entering the ten stages. 'Wishing to use the knowledge of all aspects to sever the residue of afflictions, they should study prajñā.' This is the stage of equal enlightenment. When the residues of ignorance and affliction are exhausted, one is named a buddha, which is the stage of wondrous enlightenment.