華嚴經明法品內立三寶章 1.6

1.6

一、為翻邪故，即翻外道尊師，謂自在天等，故立佛寶；二、為翻外道邪論等，故立法寶；三、為翻外道邪眾等，故立僧寶。故《涅槃經》云「歸依於佛者，是真優婆塞，終不更歸依其餘諸天神；歸依於法者，則離於殺害，終不更歸依外道諸典籍；歸依於僧者，不求諸外道等。」

First, in order to overturn the erroneous: that is, to overturn the revered teachers of the tīrthikas, namely Maheśvara and others, the Buddha Jewel is established; to overturn the erroneous treatises and the like of the tīrthikas, the Dharma Jewel is established; to overturn the erroneous assemblies and the like of the tīrthikas, the Saṅgha Jewel is established. Thus the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra says: "One who takes refuge in the Buddha is a true upāsaka and will never again take refuge in any other devas; one who takes refuge in the Dharma is free from killing and harming and will never again take refuge in any texts of the tīrthikas; one who takes refuge in the Saṅgha does not seek after the various tīrthikas, and so forth."