金剛般若波羅蜜經略疏 2.23

2.23

爾時，慧命須菩提白佛言：「世尊！頗有眾生於未來世聞說是法生信心不？」佛言：「須菩提！彼非眾生非不眾生。何以故？須菩提！眾生眾生者，如來說非眾生是名眾生。」

At that time, the Venerable Subhūti addressed the Buddha, saying: "World-Honored One, will there be any sentient beings in future ages who, upon hearing this Dharma being spoken, will give rise to faithful conviction?" The Buddha said: "Subhūti, they are neither sentient beings nor non-sentient beings. Why is this? Subhūti, sentient beings, sentient beings—the Tathāgata says are not sentient beings, therefore they are called sentient beings."