華嚴一乘教義分齊章 1.52

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二、依護法師等，依《楞伽》等經，立漸頓二教，謂以先習小乘，後趣大乘。大由小起，故名為漸，亦大小俱陳故，即《涅槃》等教是也。如直往菩薩等，大不由小，故名為頓，亦以無小故，即《華嚴》是也。遠法師等後代諸德多同此說。

2. According to Master Dharmapāla and others, relying on sūtras such as the Laṅkāvatāra, they established the two teachings of gradual and sudden. This means that by first training in the Hīnayāna, one later proceeds to the Mahāyāna. Because the great arises from the small, it is called gradual; also, because both the great and the small are expounded, it refers to teachings such as the Nirvāṇa[-sūtra]. For direct-proceeding bodhisattvas and others, the great does not arise from the small, hence it is called sudden; also, because there is no small, it refers to the Avataṃsaka. Later worthies, such as Master [Hui]yuan, mostly concurred with this view.