法華文句記 1.173

1.173

理實如然，但欲均用四義故云皆有，然本不同事須分別。若已入圓位，能引之人成於發起、影響二眾，灼然本是菩薩，降斯已外曾發大心，亦名菩薩。元住小者，則是大經未曾發心，尚名菩薩，此中具有退大、應化及元住小，退大住小得記之後並堪為同聞。

In principle and reality it is indeed so, but merely wishing to apply the four meanings evenly, it is said that all possess them; however, their origins differ, so as a matter of fact distinctions must be made. If they have already entered the stages of the perfect [teaching], these persons capable of guiding constitute the two assemblies of initiators and resonance; clearly they were originally bodhisattvas. Below this, those who once generated the great resolve are also called bodhisattvas. As for those who originally abided in the small [vehicle], even in the Great Sūtra [those who] have never generated the resolve are still called bodhisattvas. Within this [assembly] there are those who retrogressed from the great [vehicle], provisional transformations, and those who originally abided in the small [vehicle]. After those who retrogressed from the great vehicle and abided in the small vehicle receive prediction, they are all qualified to be fellow hearers.