大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經略疏 1.1074

1.1074

「譬如銷金鑛，金非銷故有，
雖復本來金，終以銷成就。
一成真金體，不復重為鑛。」

“Just as when smelting gold ore, / The gold does not exist because of the smelting;
Although it is originally gold, / It is ultimately accomplished through smelting.
Once it forms the essence of true gold, / It never becomes ore again.”