成唯識論掌中樞要 1.44

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又《涅槃》云：「善男子！如是諍訟，是佛境界，非諸聲聞、緣覺所知。若人於此生疑心者，猶能摧壞無量煩惱如須彌山。若於是中生決定者，是名執著，如是執著，不名為善」。又三十六云：「善男子！我雖說言一切眾生悉有佛性，眾生不解佛，如是等隨自意語。善男子！如是語者，後身菩薩尚不能解，況於二乘、其餘菩薩」。又恒河七人，第七常沒。又《善戒經．種性品》云：「無種性人雖復發心勤行精進，終不能得無上菩提」。又彼經云：「無種姓人但以人天善根而成就之」。

Furthermore, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra says: 'Good sons, such dispute is the domain of the Buddhas, not something known by śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas. If a person gives rise to doubt about this, he can still destroy immeasurable afflictions as vast as Mount Sumeru. If in this matter he gives rise to definitive certainty, it is called clinging; such clinging is not called wholesome.' It also says in fascicle thirty-six: 'Good sons, although I say that all sentient beings possess the Buddha-nature, sentient beings do not understand the Buddha's words spoken in accordance with his own intention (svābhiprāya) and the like. Good sons, even bodhisattvas in their final rebirth cannot understand such words, how much less the two vehicles and other bodhisattvas!' Furthermore, of the seven persons in the Ganges, the seventh is perpetually submerged. Furthermore, the Chapter on Gotra in the Shanjie jing (Bodhisattva-bhūmi) says: 'Although a person without gotra produces the aspiration [for awakening] and practices with vigorous exertion, in the end he cannot attain unexcelled bodhi.' That sūtra also says: 'A person without gotra is perfected only through the wholesome roots of humans and gods.'