[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) › 8.40 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.40 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.40) 心是行本者，《大集》云：「心行、大行、遍行」。心是思數，思數屬行陰，諸行由思心而立，故心為行本。 > As for the mind being the root of practice, the Mahāsaṃnipāta says: "Mental practice, great practice, all-pervading practice." The mind is the factor of volition (cetanā); volition belongs to the aggregate of formations. Since all practices are established through the volitional mind, the mind is the root of practice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.39) - [Next: 8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.41) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716~en-mt.8.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.40) · Pramāṇa