[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) › 6.138 # 金剛經纂要刊定記 6.138 金剛經纂要刊定記 6.138 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.6.138) 以是下。成立持說不得菩提之理。以名句文三無記性攝，無記性法中無因果故，豈感菩提耶？經之比校，如文可知。雖言等者，許為無記也。而說等者，不許非因也。 > From "Because of this" downwards establishes the reason why upholding and reciting do not attain bodhi. Because names, phrases, and syllables are subsumed under the morally neutral (avyākṛta), and among morally neutral dharmas there is no cause and effect, how could they induce bodhi? The sūtra's comparison can be understood from the text. Regarding "Although it is said," etc., it concedes that they are morally neutral. Regarding "Yet expounding," etc., it does not concede that they are not causes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.6.137) - [Next: 6.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.6.139) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702~en-mt.6.138) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.6.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1702.6.138) · Pramāṇa