四明尊者教行錄 4.86

4.86

五：今昔一乘同異疑。《法華》曰：十方佛土中，唯有一乘法。蓋昔日為三為二，今經開之唯一耳。若然，何故《勝鬘經》云：聲聞緣覺皆入大乘，大乘者即是佛乘，是故三乘即是一乘。此言一乘，與今《法華》一乘，同耶異耶？同則有妨一代化意；異則異相云何？

Question 5: Doubt concerning the identity and difference of the one vehicle in the present and past. The *Lotus Sūtra* states: "In the Buddha lands of the ten directions, there is only the Dharma of the one vehicle." Originally there were three or two, and the present sūtra opens them up to be only one. If so, why does the *Śrīmālādevī Sūtra* state: "Śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas all enter the Great Vehicle; the Great Vehicle is the Buddha vehicle; therefore the three vehicles are the one vehicle"? Is this mention of the one vehicle identical to or different from the one vehicle in the present *Lotus Sūtra*? If identical, it contradicts the intention of a whole lifetime of teaching; if different, what are the characteristics of the difference?