摩訶止觀 1.148

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若能如此簡非顯是，體權識實而發心者，是一切諸佛種。譬如金剛從金性生，佛菩提心從大悲起，是諸行先。如服阿娑羅藥，先用清水，諸行中最；如諸根中，命根為最；佛正法正行中，此心為最。如太子生具王儀相，大臣恭敬，有大聲名；如迦陵頻伽鳥，㲉中鳴聲已勝諸鳥。

If one can in this way eliminate what is wrong and reveal what is correct, comprehend the provisional and recognize the real, and thus arouse the mind, this is the seed of all Buddhas. Just as a diamond arises from the nature of gold, the Buddha's aspiration for bodhi arises from great compassion, and is the forerunner of all practices. Just as when taking the asāra medicine, one first uses pure water, which is supreme among all practices; just as among all sense faculties, the life faculty is supreme; so within the correct Dharma and correct practice of the Buddha, this mind is supreme. Just as when a prince is born endowed with the marks and demeanor of a king, the great ministers revere him and he has great renown; just as the song of a kalaviṅka bird within its shell already surpasses all other birds;