華嚴一乘教義分齊章 1.17

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九、約機顯理差別。如此經第九地初偈云「若眾生下劣，其心厭沒者，示以聲聞道，令出于眾苦。若復有眾生，諸根小明利，樂於因緣法，為說辟支佛。若人根明利，有大慈悲心，饒益諸眾生，為說菩薩道。若有無上心，決定樂大事，為示於佛身，說無盡佛法。」解云：此明一乘法門主伴具足，故云無盡佛法，不同三乘一相一寂等法。以此地中作大法師，明說法儀軌，是故開示一乘三乘文義差別也。

Ninth, the distinction in manifesting principle according to capacity. For example, the opening verse of the ninth stage of this sūtra states: 'If sentient beings are inferior, / With minds discouraged and sunk, / They are shown the śrāvaka path / To lead them out of all suffering. / If there are sentient beings / With faculties slightly sharp, / Who delight in the dharma of conditions, / The pratyekabuddha [path] is preached for them. / If a person has sharp faculties, / Possesses great compassion, / And benefits all sentient beings, / The bodhisattva path is preached for them. / If there is an unsurpassed mind / That resolutely delights in the great matter, / Then to reveal the Buddha's body, / The inexhaustible Buddha-dharma is preached.' Explanation: This clarifies that the One Vehicle dharma-gate is complete with host and companion; therefore it is called the inexhaustible Buddha-dharma, unlike the dharmas of a single characteristic and single tranquility of the Three Vehicles. Because in this stage one acts as a great Dharma master and clarifies the rituals of preaching the Dharma, the textual and doctrinal distinctions between the One Vehicle and the Three Vehicles are therefore revealed.