圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.25

18.25

He cited: "An ancient said, 'If there is a buddha within birth and death, then one is not deluded by birth and death.' Another said, 'If there is no buddha within birth and death, then there is no birth and death.'" The Master commented: "Right though it may be—two sharp vajra jewel swords—they nonetheless brush past empty space. Jinshan does otherwise: Birth and death are the foundation of the buddhas; the buddhas are the smelting furnace of birth and death. If you can take this up in its precipitous extremity, you will directly realize the six supernatural powers and the eight liberations."