新華嚴經論 3.18

3.18

第六陳朝南嶽思禪師智者禪師等立四教者，一三藏教，亦名小乘教，如《法華經》云「亦不親近貪著小乘三藏學者」，《智論》中小乘為三藏，大乘為摩訶衍藏。二名通教，亦名漸教，謂大乘經中通說三乘、通備三根。又如《大品經》中乾慧地等通三乘者是。三名別教，亦名頓教，謂頓說大乘經中所說法門道理，不通小乘者是也。四謂圓教，亦名祕密教，說法界自在具足圓滿，一即一切、一切即一無礙法門，《華嚴》、《法華經》等是也。

Sixth, as for Dhyāna Master Si of Nanyue, Dhyāna Master Zhizhe, and others of the Chen dynasty establishing four teachings: first is the Tripiṭaka teaching, also called the Hīnayāna teaching, as the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra says: "Nor does he associate closely with scholars who are attached to the Hīnayāna Tripiṭaka," and in the *Upadeśa, the Hīnayāna is the Tripiṭaka while the Mahāyāna is the Mahāyāna basket; second is called the common teaching, also called the gradual teaching, referring to Mahāyāna sūtras commonly expounding the three vehicles and commonly providing for the three faculties, and also as in the Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, where the ground of dry wisdom and so forth are common to the three vehicles; third is called the distinct teaching, also called the sudden teaching, referring to suddenly expounding the principles and Dharma gates spoken in Mahāyāna sūtras that are not shared with the Hīnayāna; fourth is called the perfect teaching, also called the esoteric teaching, expounding the sovereign, complete, and consummate dharmadhātu, the unimpeded Dharma gate of one-is-all and all-is-one, which is the Buddhāvataṃsaka, the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra, and the like.