大乘起信論義記 1.22

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問：為一切定性二乘入寂悉皆迴心，為有不迴者？答：一切皆迴。何以得知？《法華論》云「授聲聞記有其二種：一者、如來，二者、不輕菩薩。所授聲聞有四種：一、決定聲聞，二、增上慢聲聞，三、退菩提心聲聞，四、應化聲聞。後二聲聞以根熟故，佛為授記，謂應化聲聞退已還發菩提心也；決定聲聞增上慢人，以根未熟，菩薩與記，方便令發菩提心也。」解云：決定聲聞既在所記之中，故知定有發菩提心。又既但云根未熟，不言總不熟，故知定有性。又彼論云「我不殊汝，汝等皆當作佛」者，示諸眾生皆有佛性也。解云：此是菩薩與記，明知定性聲聞有佛性也。

Question: Do all those of determinate two vehicles who enter cessation turn their minds, or are there some who do not turn? Answer: All of them turn. How is this known? The Saddharmapuṇḍarīkaśāstra states: 'There are two kinds [of persons] who bestow prophecies upon śrāvakas: first, the Tathāgata; second, the Bodhisattva Sadāparibhūta. There are four kinds of śrāvakas upon whom prophecies are bestowed: first, determinate śrāvakas; second, excessively proud śrāvakas; third, śrāvakas who have retreated from the bodhicitta; fourth, emanation śrāvakas. For the latter two śrāvakas, because their faculties have matured, the Buddha bestows prophecies upon them, meaning that emanation śrāvakas, after retreating, give rise to the bodhicitta again; for determinate śrāvakas and excessively proud persons, because their faculties have not yet matured, bodhisattvas bestow prophecies upon them, using expedients to cause them to give rise to the bodhicitta.' Explanation: Since determinate śrāvakas are among those prophesied, we therefore know that they definitely give rise to the bodhicitta. Moreover, since it only says that their faculties have not yet matured, and does not say that they will never mature, we therefore know that they definitely possess the nature. Furthermore, that śāstra states: '"I do not disparage you, for you will all become Buddhas" indicates that all sentient beings possess the buddha-nature.' Explanation: This is a bodhisattva bestowing a prophecy, clearly showing that determinate śrāvakas possess the buddha-nature.