淨名經集解關中疏 1.481

1.481

"I then, in accordance with the Dharma, explained to them the benefits and merits of leaving household life." / Second, the answer. There are two kinds of leaving household life: First, deeply reviling saṃsāra and joyfully seeking nirvāṇa, where there is realization, attainment, and benefit that can be explained; this is called the Lesser Vehicle. Second, awakening to the three realms as illusory, without birth or cessation, without realization or attainment, and with no benefit to be explained; this is called the Great Vehicle. Here, Rāhula mistakenly praised the benefits of Hīnayāna nirvāṇa; since there were benefits to be explained, it was not esoteric practice. It is not yet like the Great Vehicle, which neither grasps nor abandons, has neither attainment nor realization, and has no benefit to be explained—this is true esoteric practice. Daosheng says: Although worldly glory is pleasurable, it is hard to preserve for long; the principle of leaving household life is perpetual delight in the unconditioned. How could their superiority and inferiority ever be compared in the same breath?