妙法蓮華經玄贊 4.22

4.22

贊曰：此與記中第四令住一乘，以此一乘為眾說法，都無第二獨覺、第三聲聞，從勝至劣為次第故，不以修習淺深難易為次第也。故此經中第一周云「餘二則非真」，第二周云「密遣二人」，第三周云「息處故說二」，不說於三，故知不是總無三乘，但應如今所說義也，會彼所修教理行果為今大因，勸住大乘。

The Eulogy: In this conferring of prophecies, the fourth is to make them abide in the Single Vehicle. Taking this Single Vehicle to preach the Dharma for the assembly, there is entirely no second of the pratyekabuddha nor third of the śrāvaka; because the sequence proceeds from superior to inferior, not according to the depth, ease, or difficulty of practice. Therefore, in the first cycle of this sūtra it says: "The remaining two are not real"; in the second cycle it says: "Secretly sent two persons"; and in the third cycle it says: "Because of a place of rest, two are spoken of," without mentioning three. Hence we know it is not an absolute absence of three vehicles, but simply must be understood according to the meaning explained now: unifying the teaching, principle, practice, and fruition they practiced as the present great cause, encouraging them to abide in the Great Vehicle.