大乘起信論義記 3.216

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3.216

Question: If based on this meaning, it is then the function of tathatā within the sentient beings' own mind. Why is it said to be the Buddha's reward and transformation [bodies]? Answer: The true mind of sentient beings is precisely the substance of all Buddhas, without any distinction. Hence the Avataṃsaka Sūtra states: "If one wishes to know / all the Buddhas of the three times, / one should contemplate thus: / the mind creates all Tathāgatas." Also the Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśa states: "The dharmakāya is precisely sentient beings, and sentient beings are precisely the dharmakāya; the dharmakāya and sentient beings are one in meaning and different in name." Since the functions of reward and transformation arise from the dharmakāya, how could it not be the true mind of sentient beings?

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