四明十義書 1.172

1.172

故《起信論》云：諸佛法身更無彼此色相迭相見故。既無他佛，即無他生。正報既泯，依報豈存。雖三千宛然，絕內外相也。若餘一品無明，則須微有自他之相。故《起信論》云：由轉識故見有他佛。既見他佛，豈無他生？正報既存，依報寧泯？故將已成之內觀，歷外事境任運泯合也。

Thus the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith states: 'The Dharmakāyas of the Buddhas have no mutual perception of physical marks between this and that.' Since there are no other Buddhas, there are no other sentient beings. When the direct retribution has been dissolved, how could the dependent retribution remain? Although the three thousand are vividly present, they transcend marks of internal and external. If one grade of fundamental ignorance still remains, then there must still subtly be marks of self and other. Thus the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith states: 'Because of the transforming consciousness, one sees that there are other Buddhas.' Having seen other Buddhas, how could there not be other sentient beings? Since direct retribution still exists, how could dependent retribution be dissolved? Therefore, taking the internal contemplation that has already been accomplished and passing through external phenomenal objects, they spontaneously merge.