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維摩經玄疏 4.65

維摩經玄疏 4.65

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Classical Chinese

4.65

次明漸教之初聲聞經,但具三藏教;方等大乘及以此經,具足四教;《摩訶般若》具足三教,除三藏教;《法華經》開權顯實,正直捨方便,但一圓教;《涅槃經》具足四教,成五味義也。

Next, clarifying that the śrāvaka sūtras at the beginning of the gradual teaching are endowed solely with the Tripiṭaka teaching; the Vaipulya Mahāyāna and this [Vimalakīrti] sūtra are fully endowed with all four teachings; the Mahāprajñā[pāramitā Sūtra] is fully endowed with three teachings, excluding the Tripiṭaka teaching; the Lotus Sūtra opens the provisional and reveals the ultimate, directly abandoning expedient means, being solely the single perfect teaching; the Nirvāṇa Sūtra is fully endowed with the four teachings, completing the meaning of the five flavors.

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