法苑珠林 55.100

55.100

二十一依太上靈寶真一勸誡法輪妙經云。吾歷觀諸天從無數劫來見道士。百姓男子女人已得無上正真之道。高仙真人自然十方佛。皆受前世勤苦求道不可稱計。

21. According to the Supreme Lingbao True One Exhortation and Prohibition Wonderful Scripture of the Wheel of the Law (Taishang lingbao zhenyi quan jie falun miao jing): I have extensively observed the heavens through countless kalpas and seen Daoist priests, common men, and women who have attained the unsurpassed, correct, and true Dao. Lofty immortals, true persons, and the spontaneous Buddhas of the ten directions have all undergone diligence and hardships in past lives to seek the Dao beyond calculation.