釋門歸敬儀 1.33

1.33

鼠入角而至窮，更知何趣；名引言而顯實，理極於斯。況復五滓交橫，四山常逼，而能安忍於時事，還是昏昏之所媚乎？所以大聖知時，通化陶誘：立正三寶，導濁識之所歸；開明四印，示迷生之不昧。固得住法萬載，功由歸敬之勳；神升四天，諒藉傳揚之力。廣如慈經所出，豈虛搆哉？

When a rat enters a horn, it reaches an absolute dead end—whither else could it turn? Names invoke words to reveal reality—the principle reaches its ultimate here. How much more so when the five defilements crisscross and the four mountains constantly oppress us—can one who remains complacently resigned to worldly affairs still be charmed by dim confusion? Therefore, the Great Sage, knowing the proper time, broadly converted and skillfully guided: he established the correct Three Jewels to guide that to which defiled consciousness takes refuge; he opened and illuminated the four seals to show confused beings how to be free from darkness. Surely, that the Dharma can abide for ten thousand years is a benefit due to the merit of taking refuge and veneration; that the spirit ascends to the Four Heavens certainly relies on the power of transmitting and propagating. As set forth at length in the sūtras of loving-kindness, how could this be an empty fabrication?