法華玄論 4.9

4.9

答：會三歸一者，有會教、會行、會緣。言會教者，昔開三乘五乘之教並為顯一道，所表之道既一，能表之教亦復無二，故一切教皆名大乘教也。會行者，汝等所行是菩薩道。如來昔說有三行者，為趣一道故令修三行。所期之道無二，能趣之行豈三耶？所言會人者，如來出世本為教菩薩，不教餘人。三人所行既是菩薩道，能行之人皆成菩薩也，故文云「但為教菩薩，無聲聞弟子。」但會教正是一時，會行及人遠令至佛也。

Answer: Regarding "converging the three into the one," there are the convergence of teachings, the convergence of practices, and the convergence of people. As for the convergence of teachings: in the past, expounding the teachings of the three vehicles and five vehicles was entirely to reveal the one path; since the path expressed is one, the teachings expressing it are likewise without duality, so all teachings are named the Mahāyāna teaching. As for the convergence of practices: that which you all practice is the bodhisattva path. When the Tathāgata in the past spoke of three practices, it was to direct them toward the one path that he caused them to cultivate the three practices. Since the expected path is without duality, how could the practices that tend toward it be threefold? As for the convergence of people: the Tathāgata's appearance in the world was fundamentally to teach bodhisattvas, not to teach other people. Since the practice of the three kinds of persons is itself the bodhisattva path, those people capable of practicing it all become bodhisattvas; hence the text says: "It is only to teach bodhisattvas; there are no śrāvaka disciples." However, converging the teachings pertains precisely to a single time, whereas converging the practices and people extends far so as to bring them to buddhahood.