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 1.79

1.79

"When deluded, the Buddha is a sentient being; / when awakened, the sentient being is a Buddha. / When foolish, the Buddha is a sentient being; / with wisdom, the sentient being is a Buddha. / When the mind is crooked, the Buddha is a sentient being; / when impartial, the sentient being is a Buddha. / Throughout a lifetime, if the mind is crooked, / the Buddha is within sentient beings. / In a single thought, if awakened and impartial, / the sentient being is oneself a Buddha. / Our minds themselves possess a Buddha; / one's own Buddha is the true Buddha. / If one lacks the Buddha-mind within oneself, / toward what place will one seek the Buddha?"