大乘百法明門論開宗義決 1.67

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應知皆是隨轉理門者。諸大乘經有二理門一者真實理門。謂說大乘究竟實理。如說八識二無我等。二者隨轉理門。且隨初根說小乘法。如說六識人無我等。此非究竟。應可改轉入真實理。名轉理門。今大乘中有此義者。當知皆是隨轉理門。即涅槃經隨人隨意隨時義也。

Regarding 'One should know that these are all provisional approaches adapting to capacities': the Mahāyāna sūtras contain two doctrinal approaches: first, the approach of real truth, which expounds the ultimate, real principle of the Mahāyāna, such as explaining the eight consciousnesses, the twofold selflessness, and so forth; second, the approach of adapting to capacities, which provisionally adapts to initial capacities to teach Hīnayāna dharmas, such as explaining the six consciousnesses, personal selflessness, and so forth. This is not ultimate; it should be redirected to enter the real truth, and so is named the 'approach of adapting to capacities'. Where this meaning appears in the Mahāyāna now, one should know that it is entirely the approach of adapting to capacities, which corresponds to the teaching in the Nirvāṇa-sūtra of adapting to persons, adapting to intentions, and adapting to times.