釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 1.72

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Answer: As the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra] says: 'As for Buddha-nature, it has five names: it is also named śūraṅgama, it is also named prajñā, it is also named the Middle Way, it is also named the diamond samādhi great nirvāṇa, and it is also said that dhyāna-pāramitā is precisely Buddha-nature.' Thus we know that the various supreme and sublime Dharma gates spoken of in other sūtras, though having immeasurable names, are all alternative names for dhyāna-pāramitā. Hence a verse in the Mahāyāna[-śāstra] says:

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