維摩經玄疏 3.43

3.43

Answer: The four teachings are scattered across various sūtras and treatises, nowhere left unclarified. As cited above, what is clarified in the *Lotus Sūtra* as "Greedily attached to the Small Vehicle, students of the Tripiṭaka," and the *Tattvasiddhi-śāstra* stating, "Therefore, I truly wish to explain the real meaning within the Tripiṭaka"—how could this not be the Tripiṭaka teaching! The "Exhortation to Learn" chapter of the *Large Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra* exhorted the three vehicles to study prajñā together, and the *Mūlamadhyamakakārikā* says, "There are three kinds of persons who attain the true mark of all dharmas"—how could this not be the shared teaching! The *Anantanirdeśa Sūtra* says, "The Mahāprajñā and the ocean-like emptiness of the *Avataṃsaka* expound the bodhisattva's practice through kalpas," and the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa* says, "Prajñā is of two kinds: first, spoken in common with the two vehicles; second, not spoken in common with the two vehicles"—how could such sūtras and treatises not be the distinctive teaching! The *Avataṃsaka Sūtra* clarifies the complete sūtra; this sūtra clarifies that "knowing all dharmas in a single thought-moment is precisely sitting at the site of enlightenment"; the "Complete" chapter of the *Large Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra* says, "One mind possesses all ten thousand practices"; the *Lotus Sūtra* says, "With palms joined and a reverent mind, / they wish to hear the complete path"; the *Nirvāṇa Sūtra* says, "This great nirvāṇa is called the dharma-realm of all buddhas"; the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa* says, "The three wisdoms are in truth attained in a single mind"... How could such sūtras and treatises as these not all clarify the perfect teaching! This meaning will naturally become clear below.