大乘義章 3.23

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次約大小辨其同異。同異之相，如《大智論》說。所言同者，四緣名義與《毘曇》同。所言異者，小乘法中隨相執言，菩薩了知猶如幻化、如水中月，但無定性不無幻相。故彼文言「如水中月，雖可眼見，不可手捉。聖人破者，破可捉月，不破可見。」四緣亦爾，相有體無，不可定取，故異二乘。四緣名義，略辨如是。

Next, distinguishing similarities and differences according to the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna. The characteristics of similarity and difference are as explained in the *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa*. As for what is similar, the names and meanings of the four conditions are the same as in the Abhidharma. As for what is different, within Hīnayāna dharmas one grasps at words according to appearances, whereas bodhisattvas thoroughly understand that they are like illusions and apparitions, like the moon in water; they simply lack a fixed intrinsic nature, yet are not without illusory appearances. Thus its text states: 'Like the moon in water, though it can be seen by the eye, it cannot be grasped by the hand. What the noble one refutes is the graspable moon, not the visible one.' The four conditions are also like this: they exist in appearance but are devoid of substance, and cannot be grasped as fixed; hence they differ from the two vehicles. The names and meanings of the four conditions are briefly distinguished as above.