南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.44

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大師言：「善知識！若欲修行，在家亦得，不由在寺。在寺不修，如西方心惡之人；在家若修行，如東方人修善。但願自家修清淨，即是西方。」使君問：「和尚！在家如何修？願為指授。」大師言：「善知識！惠能與道俗作〈無相頌〉，汝等盡誦取，依此修行頓教法，常與惠能說一處無別。」頌曰：

The Master said: "Kalyāṇamitras! If you wish to practice, you can do so as a householder; it does not depend on being in a temple. Staying in a temple without practicing is like a person with an evil mind in the West; practicing while living at home is like an Easterner cultivating good. If only you cultivate purity in yourself, that itself is the West." The Prefect asked: "Upādhyāya! How does one practice at home? I pray you will instruct me." The Master said: "Kalyāṇamitras! Huineng will compose a 'Formless Verse' for monastics and laity. You should all recite and retain it, and practice in accordance with this Dharma of the sudden teaching. It will always be no different from being in the same place as Huineng." The verse says: