法界圖記叢髓錄 2.54

2.54

第七問答中，問意則泯差別歸中道，終教之中得論此義。然約最極，故云此義當頓教宗也。答意則維摩拂文殊之言，默於一寂。八會佛默，不動言說之默，故別也。謂泯其說與不說名義本末令歸中道者，且順三乘之說。若約一乘實意，則不動名義本末，即是法性家內真實德，故不當頓教宗也。

In the seventh question-and-answer, the intention of the question is that eliminating distinctions and returning to the Middle Way can be discussed within the final teaching. Yet in terms of the utmost extreme, it says that this meaning corresponds to the doctrine of the sudden teaching. The intention of the answer is that Vimalakīrti swept away the words of Mañjuśrī and fell silent in a single quiescence. The silence of the Buddha in the eight assemblies was the silence of not stirring verbal expression; therefore they are distinct. That is, extinguishing speaking and not speaking, name and meaning, and root and branch, to make them return to the Middle Way, is tentatively spoken in accordance with the three vehicles. In terms of the true intention of the One Vehicle, not stirring name and meaning, root and branch, is precisely the true virtue within the house of dharmatā; therefore it does not correspond to the doctrine of the sudden teaching.