天台八教大意 1.46

1.46

更引《涅槃》證成其理，故第六云：「凡夫如乳，須陀洹如酪，斯陀含如生酥，阿那含如熟酥，阿羅漢、辟支佛、佛如醍醐。」《大論》云：「聲聞經中稱阿羅漢名為佛地，故三人同是醍醐。」此譬三藏教五味也。

Further, citing the *Nirvāṇa Sūtra* to confirm and establish its principle, the sixth fascicle states: 'An ordinary person is like milk; a srotaāpanna is like curd; a sakṛdāgāmin is like fresh butter; an anāgāmin is like clarified butter; and an arhat, pratyekabuddha, and buddha are like ghee.' The *Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa* (*Dālun*) states: 'In the śrāvaka sūtras, an arhat is called the buddha-ground; therefore the three persons are equally ghee.' This metaphor corresponds to the five flavors of the Tripiṭaka teaching.