肇論新疏 1.130

1.130

此理幽微，只可神而明之妙識佛意，不必隨識依言定旨。事謂情識及言教也。《楞伽經》中大慧示疑，佛亦會釋。故法四依中，但令依義不依文、依智不依識也。生公反教而談理，千古希聲；肇公賤事而貴神，百世準式。然唯上智，中下不可。

This principle is subtle and profound; it can only be understood through spiritual illumination to wondrously recognize the Buddha's intent; one must not merely follow consciousness and rely on words to determine the purport. 'Factual events' refers to emotional consciousness and verbal teachings. In the *Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra*, Mahāmati raised doubts, and the Buddha also harmonized and explained them. Therefore, among the four reliances of the Dharma, one is instructed only to rely on the meaning and not on the letter, to rely on wisdom and not on consciousness. Master Daosheng inverted the conventional teachings to speak of principle, a rare voice throughout the ages; Master Sengzhao disdained factual events and valued the spirit, a standard model for a hundred generations. Yet this is only for those of superior wisdom; it is not possible for those of middling or lower capacity.