法界次第初門 1.219

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First, taking refuge in the Buddha. "Buddha" in the language of Qin is "Awakened One." Awakening oneself and awakening others, he is therefore named Buddha. "Taking refuge" (gui) has the sense of "turning around and returning": turning away from heterodox teachers and returning to serve the correct teacher, it is therefore called taking refuge. "Relying upon" (yi) means depending; depending with one's mind upon spiritual awakening, one is able to escape the three destinies and the birth and death of the three realms. Therefore a sūtra says: "One who takes refuge in the Buddha will ultimately never again take refuge in any other external gods."