The Dharma Transmission Verse of the Thirteenth Patriarch Kapimala

Original text: 非隐非显法，说是真实际；悟此隐显法，非愚也非智。Explanation: The tathāgatagarbha itself does not deliberately conceal itself so that sentient beings cannot know it, nor does it deliberately manifest itself so that sentient beings can awaken to it; He has no such mental activities. It is sentient beings who have foolishness and wisdom — the foolish do not recognize it, while the wise see it clearly. Whether sentient beings see it or not, recognize it or not, the tathāgatagarbha truly exists all the same, never arising or ceasing, never changing or varying; it is the sole reality within and beyond the world. Having realized the tathāgatagarbha, this dharma that is both hidden and manifest, one knows that the tathāgatagarbha is neither foolish nor wise: He has no ignorance, no greed, hatred, or delusion, and is not deluded with regard to the myriad dharmas. Yet He also possesses no wisdom of the threefold world, does not know all dharmas, does not discriminate among all dharmas, does not calculate, analyze, deliberate, or infer, and does not act as a master; He simply manifests dharmas in accordance with conditions, without grasping at dharmas.