阿彌陀經要解 1.52

1.52

此等道品若依生滅四諦而修，即藏教道品；若依無生四諦而修，即通教道品；若依無量四諦而修，即別教道品；若依無作四諦而修，即圓教道品。藏道品名為半字法門，淨土濁輕似不必用，為小種先熟者或暫用之。通教道品名大乘初門，三乘共稟，同居淨土多應說之。別教道品名為獨菩薩法，同居、方便二種淨土亦多說之。圓教道品名為無上佛法，有利根者於四淨土應皆得聞也。

If these limbs of the path are cultivated based on the four truths of arising and ceasing, they are the limbs of the path of the Tripiṭaka teaching; if cultivated based on the four truths of non-arising, they are the limbs of the path of the shared teaching; if cultivated based on the four truths of the immeasurable, they are the limbs of the path of the distinctive teaching; if cultivated based on the four truths of non-action, they are the limbs of the path of the perfect teaching. The limbs of the path of the Tripiṭaka teaching are called the dharma gate of half-letters; since the turbidities of the Pure Land are light, it seems they need not be used, but for those whose small-vehicle seeds have ripened first, they may perhaps be temporarily used. The limbs of the path of the shared teaching are called the initial gate to the Mahāyāna, which the three vehicles collectively receive; in the Pure Land of common dwelling they should mostly be expounded. The limbs of the path of the distinctive teaching are called the dharma solely for bodhisattvas; in the two Pure Lands of common dwelling and expedient means, they are also mostly expounded. The limbs of the path of the perfect teaching are called the unsurpassed Buddha-dharma; those with sharp faculties should hear them in all four Pure Lands.