法華義疏 3.272

3.272

有三種人：一者、上根，菩薩聞略說則解。二、中根，則聲聞人，聞略說生疑，疑是解津堪聞廣說。三、下根，謂五千之徒，聞略說冥然不解，聞廣說則起疑謗。又有三品人：一、俱不聞廣，略謂下品人也。二、聞略不聞廣，謂中品人也。三、廣略俱聞，謂上品人也。

There are three kinds of people: first, those of superior faculties, namely bodhisattvas, who understand upon hearing the brief explanation; second, those of middling faculties, namely the śrāvakas, who give rise to doubt upon hearing the brief explanation, and doubt is a stepping stone to understanding, making them fit to hear the detailed explanation; third, those of inferior faculties, referring to the group of five thousand, who upon hearing the brief explanation remain totally uncomprehending, but upon hearing the detailed explanation would give rise to doubt and slander. There are also three grades of people: first, those who hear neither the detailed nor the brief, referring to the lower grade of people; second, those who hear the brief but do not hear the detailed, referring to the middle grade of people; third, those who hear both the detailed and the brief, referring to the upper grade of people.