法苑珠林 8.55

8.55

第三時中為大行菩薩雙說有相無相法。為破有相無相法令悟中道究竟圓教。於此三時。一一隨機廣化無量。或展轉從三乘弟子邊。聞法得道亦塵沙無數。不可以一文定。不可以一義局也。

In the third period, for the bodhisattvas of great practice, he preached both conditioned and unconditioned dharmas together. In order to break through [attachment to] both conditioned and unconditioned dharmas, he caused them to awaken to the Middle Way, the ultimate and complete teaching. In these three periods, he widely transformed immeasurable [beings] according to their individual capacities; or, hearing the Dharma from the disciples of the three vehicles in turn, those who attained the Way were as countless as specks of dust and grains of sand. This cannot be fixed by a single text, nor can it be confined to a single meaning.