大乘義章 2.17
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2.17
Next is the discussion according to person. In the Abhidharma system, the repeated-emptiness samādhi is attained only by arhats of sharp faculties and not by other persons; because those learners (śaikṣa) possess afflictions, they cannot attain it at all. Because the samādhi attained by arhats of dull faculties is not fully sovereign, they are also unable to attain it. In the Tattvasiddhi system, all arhats and all learners attain it. Therefore, the Tattvasiddhi states that learners also attain it, because they have realized the cessation of all dharmas. Among Mahāyāna persons, all from the [stage of] lineage (gotra) and above attain it. If discussed broadly, those of the ten faiths also attain it. (This concludes the third section.)
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