華嚴一乘教義分齊章 1.67

1.67

Second, regarding subsuming vehicles under teachings, there are two [aspects]: First, the One Vehicle has five according to the teachings: 1. the One Vehicle of the distinct teaching, and so forth; 2. the One Vehicle of the common teaching, and so forth; 3. the One Vehicle of cutting off conceptual thought, as in the Laṅkāvatāra—this is the sudden teaching; 4. taking the equality of buddha-nature as the One Vehicle, and so forth—this is the final teaching, and so forth; 5. the One Vehicle of esoteric intention, as in the eight intentions, and so forth—this is in terms of the initial teaching, and so forth. Second, explaining the Three Vehicles, which also has five: 1. the three within the Hīnayāna, meaning distinct at the beginning and identical at the end, because all become arhats; 2. the three within the initial teaching, both beginning and end being distinct, because there is entering into cessation; 3. the three within the final teaching, both beginning and end being identical, because all become buddhas; 4. the three within the sudden teaching, both beginning and end being free [from characteristics], and so forth; 5. the three within the perfect teaching, both beginning and end being identical, because 'what you are practicing is the bodhisattva path,' and so forth, and so on.