維摩經玄疏 3.49

3.49

Answer: If someone were to ask, "Are the four noble truths identical to the four great elements or not?", how would one answer? As for our not relying on the four tenets to establish the four teachings now, the reasons are manifold, but three hindrances may be briefly stated: 1. the terms and meanings of the four tenets, in their phrasing, seem rigid; 2. upon detailed inquiry and close examination, their establishment of names and formulation of meanings seem unsuitable; 3. although the terms and meanings of the four tenets are said to be rich and broad, looking back from our own school's perspective, they still have deficiencies in subsuming the gates of the Buddha's teachings.