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又《華嚴》日出先照高山，偏多四榮；鹿苑《三藏》偏多四枯；《方等》、《般若》多調枯以入榮、引小而歸大；鶴林施化已足，於榮枯中間而入涅槃。為極鈍難化，來至雙樹，始復畢功。利根明悟，處處得入。如身子等於《法華》中入祕密藏，得見佛性。所以《涅槃》遙指八千聲聞於《法華》中得記作佛，如秋收冬藏更無所作。約此一番施化早畢，不俟涅槃。又云：「誰能莊嚴娑羅雙樹？」即舉舍利弗六人，又別舉如來。若見佛性，能莊嚴雙樹，於其中間而入涅槃。身子六人既能莊嚴，豈不見佛性，於其中間入於涅槃？聲聞尚爾，諸菩薩等處處得入，其義可知。若入涅槃，成五解脫。不即六法，不離六法，三佛性意（云云）。

Furthermore, in the Avataṃsaka, when the sun rises it first illuminates the high mountains, predominantly having the four blossomings; in the Deer Park, the Tripiṭaka predominantly has the four witherings; the Vaipulya and Prajñā mostly harmonise the withering to enter blossoming, leading the small to return to the great; in the Crane Forest, the bestowal of transformation was already complete, and [the Buddha] entered nirvāṇa between blossoming and withering. For the sake of the extremely dull who were hard to transform, he came to the twin trees and only then finished his work. Those of sharp faculties and clear awakening gained entry everywhere. For instance, Śāriputra and the others entered the secret treasury in the Lotus Sūtra and came to see the Buddha-nature. Therefore, the Nirvāṇa Sūtra points back from afar to the eight thousand śrāvakas receiving predictions of attaining Buddhahood in the Lotus Sūtra, like the autumn harvest and winter storage with nothing further to be done. In terms of this single occasion, the bestowal of transformation was completed early, not waiting for the nirvāṇa [assembly]. It also says: 'Who can adorn the śāla twin trees?' It immediately mentions Śāriputra and the six persons, and separately mentions the Tathāgata. If one sees the Buddha-nature, one can adorn the twin trees and enter nirvāṇa between them. Since Śāriputra and the six persons could adorn them, how could they not have seen the Buddha-nature and entered nirvāṇa between them? If śrāvakas were even so, the various bodhisattvas gained entry everywhere; the principle can be known. If one enters nirvāṇa, one accomplishes the five liberations. Neither identical to the six dharmas nor separate from the six dharmas; the meaning of the three Buddha-natures [is as explained above].