六祖大師法寶壇經 1.77

1.77

「善知識！今發四弘願了，更與善知識授無相三歸依戒。善知識！歸依覺，兩足尊。歸依正，離欲尊。歸依淨，眾中尊。從今日去，稱覺為師，更不歸依邪魔外道，以自性三寶常自證明，勸善知識歸依自性三寶。佛者，覺也。法者，正也。僧者，淨也。自心歸依覺，邪迷不生，少欲知足，能離財色，名兩足尊。自心歸依正，念念無邪見，以無邪見故，即無人我貢高，貪愛執著，名離欲尊。自心歸依淨，一切塵勞愛欲境界，自性皆不染著，名眾中尊。若修此行，是自歸依。凡夫不會，從日至夜受三歸戒。若言歸依佛，佛在何處？若不見佛，憑何所歸，言却成妄。善知識！各自觀察，莫錯用心。經文分明言自歸依佛，不言歸依他佛。自佛不歸，無所依處。今既自悟，各須歸依自心三寶，內調心性，外敬他人，是自歸依也。

"Good friends! Having now made the four great vows, I will further confer upon you, good friends, the formless three refuges precepts. Good friends! Take refuge in awakening, the most honored among two-legged beings. Take refuge in correctness, the most honored through freedom from desire. Take refuge in purity, the most honored among assemblies. From this day forward, address awakening as your teacher, and do not take refuge again in evil demons and heterodox paths. Constantly attest for yourselves by means of the triratna of the svabhāva; I urge you, good friends, to take refuge in the triratna of the svabhāva. 'Buddha' is awakening. 'Dharma' is correctness. 'Saṅgha' is purity. When one's own mind takes refuge in awakening, evil delusion does not arise, desires are few and one is content, and one is able to be free from wealth and sensual desire; this is called the most honored among two-legged beings. When one's own mind takes refuge in correctness, in thought after thought there are no wrong views; because there are no wrong views, there is no pride regarding self and others, greed, craving, and clinging; this is called the most honored through freedom from desire. When one's own mind takes refuge in purity, the svabhāva is entirely untainted by and unattached to all realms of worldly defilement and affectionate desires; this is called the most honored among assemblies. If one cultivates this practice, this is taking refuge for oneself. Ordinary beings do not understand, receiving the three refuges precepts from day to night. If you say you take refuge in the Buddha, where is the Buddha? If you do not see the Buddha, upon what do you rely for refuge? The words turn out to be false. Good friends! Examine this for yourselves; do not misapply your mind. The text of the sūtra clearly says 'take refuge in the Buddha for oneself'; it does not say 'take refuge in another Buddha'. If you do not take refuge in your own Buddha, there is no place to rely upon. Now that you have awakened for yourselves, each must take refuge in the triratna of your own mind: inwardly regulate the nature of the mind, and outwardly respect other people; this is taking refuge for oneself.