維摩經玄疏 5.56

5.56

Fourth, the ancient explanation from within the Pass says of inconceivable liberation: 'Severing the fetters at the sixth ground equals the achievement of an arhat; eroding residual habit-energies at the seventh ground and exhausting all habit-energies at the eighth ground, where path and contemplation flow together in parallel, is called "inconceivable". The exhaustion of both primary [defilements] and habit-energies is called "liberation".' In recent times, the various Dharma masters of the southern lands in explaining inconceivable liberation ultimately follow this previous explanation; although there are minor differences, the general meaning is ultimately the same, so it is not detailed here.