瑜伽論記 4.228

4.228

以極遠故無有能超第三等至唯除如來等者，此據自在超一切地者說，若七地已前及波羅蜜多聲聞亦能超二地乃至七地，大目犍連入無所有處定聞象等聲，便從彼出超多地故。六十三中，具明此事，又依自在超一切地，謂佛及不退菩薩，餘人雖超不能多地，若任運超禪者一切皆得，如轉生九地及大目犍連，故此不說。

Regarding "Because it is exceedingly remote, none can skip over a third meditative attainment, with the sole exception of the Tathāgata, etc.": this is stated in terms of those who have mastery in skipping over all levels. Those prior to the seventh stage as well as the pāramitā-śrāvakas are also capable of skipping over two levels up to seven levels. When Mahāmaudgalyāyana entered the attainment of the sphere of nothingness and heard sounds of elephants and so forth, he then emerged from it and skipped over multiple levels. Fascicle Sixty-Three explains this matter in full. Furthermore, based on mastery in skipping over all levels, it refers to buddhas and non-retrogressing bodhisattvas; although other people may skip, they cannot skip multiple levels. If one skips dhyānas spontaneously, everyone can do so, such as transitioning births across the nine levels and Mahāmaudgalyāyana; therefore, this is not discussed here.