法華遊意 1.287

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祕密不祕密有二門：一、以大乘為祕密、小乘非祕密。大乘甚深不妄傳授故秤祕密，小乘淺近可隨宜而說故非祕密。如《智度論》云「顯示教中說羅漢斷煩惱清淨，菩薩未斷煩惱故不清淨；祕密法中說諸菩薩得無生忍具六神通超出二乘之上故菩薩清淨」。此則以小乘淺近故非祕密，大乘甚深故名祕密。二者、就大乘中復有祕密非祕密。如《大論》第百卷說「《波若》不明羅漢作佛故非祕密，《法花》明羅漢作佛故是祕密」。

Secret and not secret have two gateways: 1. Taking the Mahāyāna as secret and the Hīnayāna as not secret. Because the Mahāyāna is profound and not rashly transmitted, it is designated secret; because the Hīnayāna is shallow and close, and can be expounded according to what is suitable, it is not secret. As the Dàzhìdù lùn says, 'In the manifest teaching, it is said that the arhat has severed afflictions and is pure, while the bodhisattva has not severed afflictions and therefore is not pure; in the secret dharma, it is said that the bodhisattvas have attained the forbearance of non-arising, are equipped with the six supernatural faculties, and transcend above the two vehicles, therefore the bodhisattva is pure.' This then takes the Hīnayāna as shallow and close, hence not secret, and the Mahāyāna as profound, hence named secret. 2. Within the Mahāyāna, there are again secret and not secret. As the hundredth fascicle of the Dàzhìdù lùn says, 'The Prajñā does not elucidate arhats becoming buddhas, hence it is not secret; the Lotus Sūtra elucidates arhats becoming buddhas, hence it is secret.'