成唯識論演祕 1.215

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答：約所得德名數無差，等言德數，不據用齊一同圓極方名等也。故《智度論》云：如月十四、十五日雖同是月，小不令海潮，得潮有異；而佛、菩薩亦復如是，又如向、果勝、劣性差聖名同也。如言燒衣一分亦轉，據斯相形等、勝無咎。

Answer: In terms of the names and numbers of virtues attained, there is no difference; the word "equal" refers to the number of virtues, not to equality of functioning or identical complete ultimacy, before it can be called "equal." Thus the Da zhidu lun states: "Just as on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the moon, although both are the moon, the slightly lesser one does not cause the ocean tide, so the arrival of the tide is different; the Buddha and the bodhisattva are also like this; moreover, it is like the stages of approach and fruition: their nature differs in superiority and inferiority, but the name 'noble one' is the same." Just as it is said that when a part of a garment is burned, the word "garment" still applies, so when evaluated based on this, there is no fault in "equal" and "superior."