宗鏡錄 97.44

97.44

第二祖可大師云。凡夫謂古異今。謂今異古。復離四大。更有法身。解時。即今五陰心。是圓淨涅槃。此心具足萬行。正稱大宗。傳法偈云。本來緣有地。因地種華生。本來無有種。華亦不能生。

The second patriarch, Great Master [Huike], said: "Ordinary beings say the ancient is different from the present, and the present is different from the ancient, and that apart from the four great elements there is another dharmakāya. At the moment of understanding, this present mind of the five aggregates is itself the perfectly pure nirvāṇa. This mind is fully endowed with the myriad practices; it is truly called the Great Source." His verse of transmission of the Dharma says: / "Originally, because of the ground, / Seeds are sown due to the ground and flowers grow. / If originally there were no seed, / Flowers also could not grow."