法智遺編觀心二百問 1.165

1.165

問：若智局在名字，不通後位，豈可行時全無於目？若二凡無智，則名字無境，豈非五即皆無佛性耶？

Question: If wisdom is restricted to the verbal stage and does not extend to the subsequent stages, how could one be entirely without eyes when practicing? If the two ordinary stages lack wisdom, then the verbal stage would lack the object; would this not mean that all five stages of identity lack buddha-nature?