華嚴經義海百門 1.140

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八、明頓漸者，若於塵處了幻相不可得，方見無相；了塵無自性，方見無生；了塵色無體，方見空，如此推尋方見，名為漸。今不待推尋而直見諸法無性空寂，如鏡現像，不待次第，對緣即現，為頓。

Eighth, clarifying sudden and gradual: if at the dust mote one understands that illusory marks cannot be apprehended and only then sees animitta; understands that the dust mote lacks intrinsic nature and only then sees anutpāda; understands that the form of the dust mote lacks essence and only then sees emptiness—deducing in this way before seeing is called gradual. Now, not waiting for deduction but directly seeing the lack of intrinsic nature and empty tranquility of all dharmas, like a mirror reflecting images without waiting for a sequence, manifesting immediately upon facing conditions, is sudden.