維摩經疏卷第三．第六 6.12

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第六明漏無漏者。有其二種。一約小乘約大乘。初小乘者薩婆多宗。此之八脫並是有漏。二大乘中二乘所得前七解脫。若緣色等事法體是有漏。若緣色等真如性是無漏。第八解脫一向無漏。若菩薩位。地前頓悟菩薩未得第八。前七分得。此是有漏。若至初地已上七地已來。所得解脫性是無漏。出觀已後還即間斷。八地已上觀心相續。所得八脫一向無漏亦無間斷。佛果可知。若是地前漸悟菩薩。緣色等事法。前七解脫一向有漏。若緣真如性是無漏。第八解脫一向無漏。若至地上與頓悟同也。若約佛告果。八解脫俱是無漏。

Sixth, clarifying contaminated and uncontaminated: there are two kinds: first according to the Hīnayāna, second according to the Mahāyāna. First, according to the Hīnayāna, the Sarvāstivāda school: these eight liberations are all contaminated. Second, in the Mahāyāna: the first seven liberations attained by the two vehicles—if they cognize empirical phenomena such as physical forms, their substance is contaminated; if they cognize the tathatā of physical forms and so on, their nature is uncontaminated. The eighth liberation is entirely uncontaminated. As for the bodhisattva stages: for suddenly awakening bodhisattvas before the bhūmis who have not yet attained the eighth, they attain the first seven partially; these are contaminated. When reaching from the first bhūmi up through the seventh bhūmi, the liberations attained are uncontaminated in nature, but after emerging from contemplation they are again interrupted. From the eighth bhūmi and above, the contemplative mind is continuous; the eight liberations attained are entirely uncontaminated and also uninterrupted. The fruit of buddhahood can be understood [accordingly]. If it is a gradually awakening bodhisattva before the bhūmis, cognizing empirical phenomena such as physical forms, the first seven liberations are entirely contaminated; if cognizing tathatā, their nature is uncontaminated; the eighth liberation is entirely uncontaminated. When reaching the bhūmis, it is the same as for the suddenly awakening. If spoken of in terms of the fruit of buddhahood, the eight liberations are all uncontaminated.