大般涅槃經集解 19.80

19.80

Sengzong comments: The principle of the nature is not different; it is distinguished only by being hidden or revealed. If one abandons the self to take refuge in that external [Buddha], this is discarding the root to follow the branches, and is not called true refuge; therefore, he exhorts them to deeply recognize the arising of the future fruit in their own bodies. Once this recognition is exact, there is neither stagnation regarding the initial undertaking nor delusion regarding the final accomplishment. Baoliang says: 'My nature' is the causal nature. 'Possesses the buddhadhātu' refers to the fruition nature. One who certainly has such an understanding definitively enters the secret treasury.