Gleanings in Buddha-Fields: Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East by Lafcadio Hearn: “Wherefore it is written in the Kegon-Kyō (Avatamsaka-Sutra): "Child of Buddha, there is not even one living being that has not the wisdom of the Tathâgata. It is only because of their vain thoughts and affections that all beings are not conscious of this....”
Poppies by Natsume Soseki: “'The Avatamsaka Sutra has a line, "outwardly a bodhisattva, inwardly a demon." You know it, surely.' 'I only know the phrase.' 'That is how the rose got the name Buddha-smiling. Lovely flower, but terribly thorny.' [auto-translated]”