釋門歸敬儀 1.46

1.46

但以真形已謝，唯見遺蹤，如臨清廟，自然悲肅，舉目摧感，如在不疑。今我亦爾，慈尊久謝，唯留影像，導我慢幢，是須傾屈接足，而行禮敬，如對真儀，為我說法。今不見聞，心由無信，何以知耶？但心用所擬，三界尚成，豈此一堂，頑癡不動？《大論》云：「諸佛常放光說法，眾生無始罪故，對面不見。」是須一像既爾，餘像例然。樹石山林，隨相標立，導我心路，無越聖儀。

Yet because the true form has already departed, one sees only the bequeathed traces, like entering an ancestral temple: naturally sorrowful and solemn, lifting one's eyes one is deeply moved, as though [the spirits] were present without doubt. Today we are also like this: the Compassionate Honoured One has long since departed, leaving only shadow-images to guide the banner of our pride; it is necessary to bend low and touch their feet, carrying out salutation and veneration as if facing the true form expounding the Dharma for us. If today we neither see nor hear it, our minds stem from lack of faith; how do we know this? For as far as the mind's intent aims, the three realms are brought into being; how could this single hall be stubborn, foolish, and unmoved? The *Great Treatise* says: 'All Buddhas constantly emit light and preach the Dharma; because of living beings' beginningless sins, they are face-to-face yet do not see.' If one image is like this, other images follow the same rule. Trees, stones, mountains, and forests, erected according to their forms, guide my mind's path, not departing from the noble deportment.