[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋摩訶衍論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668) › 5.23 # 釋摩訶衍論 5.23 釋摩訶衍論 5.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.5.23) 譬如以蓮葉，覆一器月輪， 而餘器月輪，終不隱現前。 無明亦如是，覆惑人覺時， 已覺人本覺，終不能隱覆。 > Just as by covering the moon in one vessel / with a lotus leaf, > The moons in the remaining vessels / are never hidden from view, > Avidyā is also like this: / when covering the awakening of a deluded person, > The original awakening of an already awakened person / can never be obscured. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.5.22) - [Next: 5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.5.24) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668~en-mt.5.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1668.5.23) · Pramāṇa