勝鬘寶窟 3.14

3.14

Sixth is the section on gradual and sudden. If relying on the *Saṃyuktābhidharmahṛdaya* and this sūtra, the two vehicles see the truths gradually: first seeing suffering, and finally seeing the path. If relying on the *Tattvasiddhi-śāstra*, prior to the path of seeing they see the four truths gradually, but from the path of seeing onward they see the four truths suddenly. Some say: bodhisattvas of the ten understandings are the same as this sūtra, clarifying the meaning of gradual seeing; from the ten practices onward they are the same as the *Tattvasiddhi-śāstra*. This will be explained further when reaching the sūtra text.