釋門歸敬儀 2.44

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六、明正觀禮自身佛，不外緣境他佛他身。何以故？一切眾生自有佛性，平等滿足，隨順法界，緣起熾然，但為迷解，有外可觀，所以妄倒常淪生死。若能返照，解脫有期；若向他境，謂有可觀。邪人邪行，經教不許，故云「不觀佛、不觀法、不觀僧」，以見自己正法性故。又云：「色聲見我，名行邪道。」是故行人常行禮拜，但見身心有禮有敬，未能通解常厭常行。後一通達，知心無外，方識自心清淨本性。此即自性住佛性也。隨力修明，引出佛性也。三祇果圓，十地位極，至得果佛性也。此解微妙，唯聖達之，位在下凡，不宜不解、不修習也。

The sixth is to elucidate correctly observing and bowing to the Buddha within one's own body, without externally directing conditions toward another Buddha or another's body. Why is this? All sentient beings inherently possess the Buddha-nature, equally fulfilled, according with the Dharma realm, with dependent origination blazingly active. It is only because they are deluded about this understanding that they believe there is an external [object] to be observed; consequently, in delusion and inversion, they constantly sink in birth and death. If one can reflect back inwardly, liberation is in sight; if one turns toward external objects, believing there is something to be observed, these are perverse people with perverse practices, disallowed by the sūtras and teachings. Hence it is said: 'Do not observe the Buddha, do not observe the Dharma, do not observe the Saṅgha,' because one sees the correct Dharma-nature of oneself. It is also said: 'Those who see me by form or sound practice a perverse path.' Therefore, practitioners constantly perform prostrations, but merely seeing body and mind having bowing and having reverence, they have not yet thoroughly understood; they are constantly weary yet constantly practice. When they later achieve full penetration and know that the mind has no exterior, only then do they recognize the innately pure nature of their own mind. This is the Buddha-nature residing in its own nature. Cultivating and illuminating it according to one's power brings forth the Buddha-nature. When the fruit is perfected after three asaṃkhyeya kalpas and the ultimate stage of the ten grounds is reached, one attains the Buddha-nature of the fruit. This understanding is subtle and wondrous, penetrated only by sages; when one's position is among base ordinary beings, it is not proper to remain without understanding and without practicing it.