法華玄論 3.64

3.64

答：論列十種大經，云波若最大。十種經中有《大雲經》，《大雲經》明佛性常住等，故知《波若》、勝《涅槃》劣也。二者《波若》未明眾生有佛性，例如未明二乘作佛，故《波若》劣而《涅槃》勝也。三者二經無異，《波若》既與《法華》同明二乘作佛，亦同明佛性，故二經齊也。又《波若》唯教菩薩則《涅槃》亦然，是故無異。

Answer: The treatise lists ten kinds of great sūtras, saying Prajñā is the greatest. Among the ten sūtras is the Mahāmegha-sūtra; the Mahāmegha-sūtra clarifies that buddha-nature is eternally abiding, etc.; thus we know Prajñā is superior and the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra is inferior. Second, Prajñā has not yet clarified that sentient beings possess buddha-nature, analogous to not yet clarifying that the two vehicles attain buddhahood; hence Prajñā is inferior and the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra is superior. Third, the two sūtras are not different: since Prajñā, like the Lotus, clarifies that the two vehicles attain buddhahood, it also equally clarifies buddha-nature; hence the two sūtras are equal. Furthermore, Prajñā teaches only bodhisattvas, and the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra does likewise; therefore they are not different.