法華玄論 2.70

2.70

Answer: The *Mahāyānasaṃgraha*'s explanation of the Buddha's two fruits is the same as the *Lotus Sūtra*. As for why the two sūtras differ: because practitioners of the lesser vehicle hold extinction to be primary, the *Lotus Sūtra* seeks to replace the lesser extinction with the great extinction—just as it replaces the small carriages with the great carriage—and therefore explains the great extinction first. Since practitioners of the lesser vehicle do not prize the remaining virtues, it explains the remaining virtues later. The *Great Sūtra* states, "I wish to praise nirvāṇa," and therefore designates nirvāṇa as the fruit among fruits, placing it at the very end. Furthermore, between these two there is genuinely no before and after; they are merely distinguished with respect to meaning.