撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.119

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二者菩薩同異類，謂失明自己，然後却入生死異類中攝他，已證涅槃之果，不捨生死之類，自利利他，願一切眾生悉皆成佛。我從末後成佛，所以大權菩薩若不先化眾生，己事無由得成辦，故南泉曰：「先過那邊知有，却來這邊行李。」又曰：「菩薩具六度萬行。」教云：「若有一眾生未度者，吾終不成正覺。」誓願無邊，眾生無邊，如是行持，故名菩薩同異類（下云同中異類是同）。

The second is the bodhisattva's sharing different species: meaning that after losing sight of oneself, one then enters among the different species of birth and death to gather others; having already realized the fruit of nirvāṇa, one does not abandon the species of birth and death; benefiting oneself and benefiting others, one vows that all sentient beings will attain buddhahood and that I will attain buddhahood at the very last. Therefore, if a great expedient bodhisattva does not first transform sentient beings, his own matter has no way to be accomplished. Hence Nanquan said, 'First go over to that side and know the existence of It, then come back to this side to practice.' It is also said, 'The bodhisattva is endowed with the six perfections and myriad practices.' The teaching says, 'If there is a single sentient being not yet liberated, I shall never attain right awakening.' Vows are boundless; sentient beings are boundless; practicing thus is therefore named the bodhisattva's sharing different species (below, 'different species within sameness' is the same).