注維摩詰經 2.258

2.258

肇曰：天生萬物，以人為貴。始終不改謂之人。故外道以人名神，謂始終不變。若法前後際斷則新新不同，新新不同則無不變之者，無不變之者則無復人矣。生曰：人者，有靈於土木之稱，是往來生死者也。往來固無窮矣，斷則愈可樂也。

[Seng]zhao says: "Heaven produces the ten thousand things, and takes man as noble. That which does not change from beginning to end is called a 'person'. Therefore non-Buddhists use 'person' to name the spirit, considering it unchanging from beginning to end. If in dharmas the limits of before and after are severed, then from moment to moment they are not identical. If from moment to moment they are not identical, then there is nothing that does not change; if there is nothing that does not change, then there is no longer a person." [Dao]sheng says: "'Person' is the designation for that which possesses spirit as opposed to earth and wood; it is that which comes and goes in birth and death. Coming and going are inherently endless; if they are severed, then it is all the more delightful."