大般涅槃經疏 33.11

33.11

「善哉善哉」下，二此明歸伏。其中發迹植因已久，賢劫近成（云云）。靈味以此一人例九外道，皆並是權。觀師不許並，云：若見一人發迹，例九非實；亦可九人是實，反例一人非權。但諸人直云證果、不明是迹。此人欲知城知道自作守門，既發大心，非為小事。隨文判之，不須盡例。

From "Excellent, excellent!" below, the second part clarifies yielding and submitting. In this, the manifestation of his traces and planting of causes were long ago, while in the Present Aeon his completion [of the path] was recent (and so forth). Lingwei used this single person as a rule for all nine non-Buddhists, holding that all of them were provisional manifestations. Master Guan did not accept that all were such, saying: If, seeing one person manifest traces, one generalizes that the other nine were not real [non-Buddhists], one could also say that the nine were real and conversely generalize that this one was not provisional. The various masters merely stated that he realized the fruit, without clarifying that it was a trace. Since this person wished to know the city and know the path, acting as his own gatekeeper, having already brought forth the great resolve, this was no minor matter. One should judge in accord with the text; one need not generalize across all.