宗鏡錄 94.50

94.50

The Fahua sanmei guan jing says: 'All sentient beings of the ten directions and three times, whether great or small, down to those who utter "Namo Buddhāya" even once, shall all become buddhas. There is only the one Mahāyāna; there are neither two nor three. All dharmas are of a single characteristic and a single gate, namely the characteristic of ultimate emptiness without arising or ceasing. There is only this Mahāyāna, and no second.' For those who practice this contemplation, the five desires are severed naturally, the five hindrances are eliminated naturally, the five faculties increase, and they immediately attain dhyāna.

Explanation: That 'those who utter "Namo Buddhāya" even once shall all become buddhas' means that if the sentient beings of the dharmadhātu, across the three vehicles and five lineages, are able to take refuge in the one mind, there are none who will not become buddhas, because apart from the single characteristic and single gate of one's own mind, there is no other dharma that can serve as a refuge. There are neither two nor three; it is ultimately empty and tranquil. For those who contemplate in this way, the five desires are severed naturally, because the objects of the six sense-fields exist following false thoughts; when there is no thought, there are no objects, so what need is there to further sever them? Thus, without severing the five desires, one purifies the faculties. The faculties having been purified, the five hindrances are eliminated naturally, and the five faculties and five powers naturally increase. Not only do they immediately attain dhyāna, but even the six pāramitās and myriad practices are all fully accomplished. As the Vajrasamādhi-sūtra says: 'When the empty mind is unmoving, it possesses the six pāramitās.' When the mind is empty, all is empty; hence it says: 'There is only this Mahāyāna, and no second.'