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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 1.58

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1.58

"None of all things has reality; / do not see reality in them. / If one sees reality, / that seeing is entirely unreal. / If one can possess the real on one's own, / departing from the unreal, the mind itself is real. / When one's own mind does not depart from the unreal, / there is no reality—where could the real be? / Sentient beings understand movement; / the insentient are without movement. / If one cultivates the practice of non-movement, / it is identical to the non-movement of the insentient. / If one sees the true non-movement, / above movement there is non-movement. / Non-movement is non-movement; / the insentient lack the seed of Buddhahood. / Being able to skillfully distinguish phenomena, / the primary truth is unmoved. / If awakened, one forms this view, / and this is the functioning of tathatā. / I announce to all who study the path: / make effort and apply your minds! / Do not at the gate of the Mahāyāna / cling instead to knowledge of saṃsāra. / If the person before you accords with this, / then discuss the meaning of Buddhism together. / If they truly do not accord, / join your palms in respect and encourage them to goodness. / This teaching is originally without dispute; / if one disputes, one loses the meaning of the path. / Clinging to delusion and disputing Dharma gates / causes the own-nature to enter saṃsāra."

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