四明尊者教行錄 4.80

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Question 2: Doubt concerning whether icchantikas attain Buddhahood or not. The *Śīlavaiśāradya Sūtra* states: "If one lacks the bodhisattva nature, even though one may generate the mind and vigorously cultivate diligence, one will never be able to attain anuttarā bodhi." The *Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra* states: "Those of no gotra who chant and uphold yoga, because they lack the gotra, even though they generate the mind and cultivate preparatory application, are incapable of fully perfecting unexcelled bodhi." Sūtras and treatises such as these sufficiently demonstrate that icchantikas do not have the meaning of attaining Buddhahood; how does the Tiantai school today harmonize them with those sūtras and treatises?