維摩經略疏 1.48

1.48

二、有餘土說教不同者，斷通結盡皆得往生，不無利鈍。藏通二乘皆鈍，故《大論》明羅漢法性身鈍，以於佛道而紆迴故。通別圓教迭判利鈍可知，如來於彼但說一乘，雖無開三，而於一乘不無權別赴兩機緣。若明開顯，雖無藏通而開別權顯圓之實，故《法華》明羅漢生彼求佛智慧，得聞是經，唯以佛乘而得滅度。三、明果報土說教不同者，既皆破無明，其往生者同一根性，行大直道無復紆迴，佛於彼土但說一圓也。四、常寂光國說教不同者，若究竟寂光，無說無示而言說者，法身無緣冥資一切，無說而說即是法身說法。若約果報明常寂光，分別二種說法不同者，說無作四諦即果報土，說一實諦即常寂光。下兩土類此可知。

2. Differences in expounding the teachings in the land with remainder: Those who have completely severed shared defilements can all attain rebirth, yet there are sharp and dull [faculties]. The two vehicles of the Tripiṭaka and shared teachings are both dull; hence the Dàzhìdù lùn explains that the dharma-nature body of an arhat is dull, because their path to Buddhahood is circuitous. The alternate grading of sharp and dull among the shared, separate, and perfect teachings can be known; the Tathāgata in that land only expounds the One Vehicle. Although there is no unfolding of the three, within the One Vehicle there is nonetheless the provisional and separate to accommodate both capacities. If explaining opening and revealing: although there are no Tripiṭaka or shared teachings, he opens the separate provisional [teaching] and reveals the reality of the perfect [teaching]. Therefore the Lotus Sūtra explains that arhats born there, seeking the Buddha's wisdom, get to hear this sūtra and attain extinction only by means of the Buddha vehicle. 3. Explaining differences in expounding the teachings in the fruition-retribution land: Since all have shattered fundamental ignorance, those reborn there share the same capacity and nature; practicing the great straight path, they no longer make detours; the Buddha in that land expounds only the single perfect [teaching]. 4. Explaining differences in expounding the teachings in the Land of Eternal Silent Light: If it is ultimate Silent Light, there is neither preaching nor demonstration. Yet when speaking of expounding, the dharmakāya, free of conditioned objects, invisibly assists all; expounding without expounding is precisely the dharmakāya expounding the Dharma. If explaining Eternal Silent Light in terms of fruition-retribution, distinguishing the difference between the two kinds of expounding the Dharma: expounding the four noble truths of inaction pertains to the fruition-retribution land; expounding the single real truth pertains to Eternal Silent Light. The lower two lands can be known by analogy with this.