四明尊者教行錄 4.68

4.68

Twenty-fifth Question: The third fascicle of the Sijiaoyi says: 'When a bodhisattva of the Tripiṭaka practices the bodhisattva path, two asaṃkhyeya kalpas are the stage of the heat dharma, and the third asaṃkhyeya is the stage of the summit dharma,' and so forth. A recent doubter says: 'In the Vibhāṣā-śāstra, a bodhisattva in his final body sits under the Bodhi tree, only then begins cultivating the four wholesome roots, and in a single sitting achieves correct awakening. The doctrines of the Tripiṭaka Teaching mostly rely on the Vibhāṣā; why does this text contradict it?'