法苑珠林 8.55

8.55

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.