涅槃經遊意 1.250

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第三解云：佛果可頓得，真諦可得漸知。所以爾者，真諦即俗之空，更非遠物，所以得智慧即可分知；佛果智出生死之外，所以不可漸知。

The third explanation says: The Buddha-fruit can be attained suddenly, while the ultimate truth can be cognized gradually. Why is this? The ultimate truth is the emptiness of conventional [phenomena] and is nothing remote; therefore, once one attains wisdom, one can cognize it partially. The wisdom of the Buddha-fruit transcends saṃsāra, and therefore cannot be cognized gradually.