注維摩詰經 9.272

9.272

生曰：若以見佛為見者，此理本無。佛又不見也，不見有佛乃為見佛耳。見佛者，見此人為佛，從未來至現在、從現在入過去，故推不見三世有佛也。過去若有便應更來，然其不來，明知佛不在過去矣。未來若有，便應即去，然其不去，明知佛不在未來矣。現在若有，便應有住，然其不住，明知佛不在現在矣。

[Dao]sheng says: If one takes seeing a buddha as seeing, this principle fundamentally does not exist. Nor is a buddha seen; only not seeing that there is a buddha constitutes seeing the Buddha. As for seeing a buddha, one sees this person as a buddha who arrives from the future into the present and enters the past from the present; therefore, through investigation, one does not see a buddha existing in the three periods of time. If he existed in the past, he should come again; but since he does not come, it is clear that the Buddha is not in the past. If he existed in the future, he should depart at once; but since he does not depart, it is clear that the Buddha is not in the future. If he existed in the present, he should have an abiding; but since he does not abide, it is clear that the Buddha is not in the present.