宗鏡錄 97.18

97.18

第九祖伏駄蜜多尊者。問佛陀難提尊者偈云。父母非我親。誰為最親者。諸佛非我道。誰為最道者。偈答云。汝言與心親。父母非可比。汝行與道合。諸佛心即是。外求有相佛。與汝不相似。欲識汝本心。非合亦非難。因茲悟道。付法偈云。真理本無名。因名顯真理。受得真實法。非真亦非偽。

The verse of the ninth patriarch, the venerable Buddhamitra, asking the venerable Buddhanandi, says:
“Father and mother are not my closest kin;
Who is the closest kin?
The Buddhas are not my Path;
What is the supreme Path?”
The verse in reply says:
“Your words are close to citta;
Father and mother cannot compare.
Your conduct accords with the Path;
The Buddhas' citta is precisely this.
Seeking externally for a Buddha with marks
Bears no resemblance to you.
If you wish to know your original citta,
It is neither joined nor difficult.”
Because of this he awakened to the Path. The Dharma-entrustment verse says:
“The true principle is originally without name;
Because of names the true principle is revealed.
Having received the real Dharma,
It is neither true nor false.”