[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) › [妙法蓮華經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716) › 6.23 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 6.23 妙法蓮華經玄義 6.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.23) 眾生善惡有三世，何世為機？聖法亦有三世，何世為應？過去已謝，現在不住，未來未至，悉不得為機，亦不得為應，云何論機應耶？ > Sentient beings' good and evil span the three periods of time; which period constitutes capacity? The sage's Dharma also spans the three periods of time; which period constitutes response? The past has already ceased, the present does not abide, and the future has not yet arrived. None can constitute capacity, nor can any constitute response. How then can capacity and response be discussed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.22) - [Next: 6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.24) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.6.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.61.36) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.6.23) · Pramāṇa