念佛三昧寶王論 1.13

1.13

對曰：「不亂也！元是一門，而誰為亂？夫芝木之藥，列仙之子，昔各在天涯，則都無仙號。為人服其藥，羽化雲行，故藥受仙藥之名，人得仙人之稱，人、藥異也，其仙一也。若無聖人，誰與道游？法無佛悟，豈令自悟？法非佛不悟，念佛三昧生焉；佛非法不明，法華三昧起矣。一仙兩稱，俱得仙名，念佛、法華同名佛慧，佛慧既同，則不輕般舟，無上深妙禪門，於茲悟矣！未始異也，復何亂哉？」

The reply says: "There is no confusion! Originally it is one single gate; who makes it confused? The herb of the lingzhi mushroom and the master among the immortals were once each at opposite ends of the world, and neither had the designation of 'immortal'. Because a person took the herb, sprouted wings, and walked among the clouds, the medicine received the name of 'immortal medicine' and the person obtained the title of 'immortal'. Person and medicine are different, but their immortality is one. If there were no sage, who would roam with the Way? If the Dharma were not awakened to by a buddha, how could it cause one to awaken on one's own? If the Dharma is not awakened to by a buddha, buddhānusmṛti-samādhi does not arise; if the Buddha is not illuminated by the Dharma, Lotus Samādhi does not emerge. One immortal has two designations, both obtaining the name of immortal; buddha-mindfulness and the Lotus are both called the Buddha's wisdom. Since the Buddha's wisdom is the same, then Sadāparibhūta and Pratyutpanna, the supreme, profound, and wondrous gates of meditation, are awakened to right here! They have never been different; what confusion could there be?"