法華玄論 2.32

2.32

答：須識二緣。一歷教不悟緣，從見佛初生乃至聞《法華》不悟者，名歷教不悟緣，此是最鈍根人，至《涅槃》方悟也。二者前已得悟，今至《涅槃》更復進悟，如迦葉等大利根人，為此人故說《涅槃》也。又有根緣，不聞前教直聞涅槃，即具足識如來究竟因果，名大利根人。

Answer: One must recognize two kinds of recipients. The first is recipients who do not awaken despite passing through teachings: those who do not awaken from seeing the Buddha's initial birth up through hearing the Lotus Sūtra are named recipients who do not awaken despite passing through teachings; these are people of the dullest faculties, who only awaken upon reaching the Nirvāṇa-sūtra. The second is those who had already attained awakening previously and now, upon reaching the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, advance further in awakening; like Kāśyapa and others of great, sharp faculties, it is for the sake of these persons that the Nirvāṇa-sūtra was spoken. There are also recipients with capacities who do not hear the previous teachings but directly hear the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, and immediately and fully recognize the Tathāgata's ultimate cause and fruition; they are called people of great, sharp faculties.