[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) › [金剛經纂要刊定記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702) › 2.38 # 金剛經纂要刊定記 2.38 金剛經纂要刊定記 2.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.2.38) 今言轉滅者，三中唯轉惡業，以違理故；時則通三。然此惡業受報，準小乘宗說，有定不定。如初篇四重名為定業，僧殘已下名不定業。以此對時應成四句，謂：時定報不定，報定時不定，俱定，俱不定。若此經說者則不然，以未入我法名決定業，若入我法名不決定業。所言不定者，或輕或重、或受或不受也。 > Now, as for "transforming and extinguishing": among the three, it is only unwholesome karma that is transformed, because it goes against principle; the time \[of retribution\] extends to all three. Regarding the experiencing of retribution for this unwholesome karma, according to the teachings of the Hīnayāna tradition, there are determinate and indeterminate \[karmas\]. For example, the four pārājikas in the first section are called determinate karma, while saṃghāvaśeṣa and below are called indeterminate karma. Correlating this with time yields four propositions: time is determinate but retribution is indeterminate; retribution is determinate but time is indeterminate; both are determinate; both are indeterminate. According to what this sūtra teaches, however, it is not so: that which has not entered our Dharma is called determinate karma; if it has entered our Dharma, it is called indeterminate karma. What is meant by "indeterminate" is that it may be light or heavy, and may be experienced or not experienced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.2.37) - [Next: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.2.39) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702~en-mt.2.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.2.38) · Pramāṇa