宗鏡錄 99.4

99.4

毘婆沙論云。善覺長者。為那伽。說四韋陀典曰。若人心生而不起。若人心起而不滅。心起而起。心滅而滅。又云。若離初發心。則不成無上道。所以云。一切功德。皆在初心。

The Vibhāṣāśāstra states: "The elder Shan Jue (Śubhaprabuddha) recited the four Vedas for the nāga, saying: 'If a person's mind is produced, it does not arise; if a person's mind arises, it does not perish. Mind arises and arises; mind perishes and perishes.'" It also states: "If one is separated from the initial resolve of the mind, then one will not accomplish the unsurpassed path. Therefore it is said: 'All merits abide in the initial mind.'"