維摩經略疏 5.117

5.117

問：得道夜般若為是華嚴之異名、為別有所說？答：《大論》明般若有二種，一共二乘人說、二不共說。不共說者，如《不思議經》。若案此文，只是異名。復次《大論》歎般若偈云「若如法觀佛，般若及涅槃，是三則一相，其實無有異。」若爾，涅槃亦是異名，何但般若。答：華嚴從大方廣佛以得名，般若從智慧受稱，涅槃從解脫當名。若案論文，異部異名理亦無失。然未見明文，未可定判。

Question: Is the prajñā of the night of attaining the Way an alternative name for the Avataṃsaka, or is it a distinct teaching expounded separately? Answer: The Dàzhìdù lùn explains that there are two kinds of prajñā: first, that expounded in common with people of the two vehicles; second, that expounded not in common. That which is expounded not in common is like the Inconceivable Sūtra. If based on this text, it is merely an alternative name. Furthermore, a verse praising prajñā in the Dàzhìdù lùn states: "If one contemplates the Buddha, prajñā, and nirvāṇa in accordance with the Dharma, / these three are of one single characteristic, / in reality having no difference." If so, nirvāṇa is also an alternative name, so why only prajñā? Answer: The Avataṃsaka derives its name from the Great Vaipulya Buddha; prajñā takes its designation from wisdom; nirvāṇa receives its title from liberation. If based on the treatise's text, it is also without error in principle to take them as different names for different collections. However, not having seen an explicit text, it cannot yet be definitively decided.