Quotes

Four Reliances & Four Non-Reliances (四依四不依)

依法不依人。
Rely on the Dharma; [and]
not rely on the person[ality of the teacher].

依义不依语。
Rely on the meaning; [and]
not rely on the words.

依了义不依不了义。
Rely on the ultimate meaning; [and]
not rely on the provisional meaning.

依智不依识。
Rely on the wisdom mind; [and]
not rely on the ordinary mind.

– 释迦牟尼佛《大般涅槃经》
Sakyamuni Buddha (The Great Parinirvana Sutra)

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https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/the-four-reliances

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