釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 6.24

6.24

Answer: This follows the suitability of meaning and does not follow the sequence. For example, among the Buddha's ten disciples, each was foremost in something; if one asks who is foremost in wisdom, one should answer that it is Śāriputra. If one were to answer that he is foremost based on having spent the greatest number of rains retreats, it would be a gross distortion of meaning.