[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) › 8.41 # 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.41 妙法蓮華經玄義 8.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.41) 心是理本者，若無心，理與誰含？以初心研理，恍恍將悟，稍入相似，則證真實，是為理本。 > As for the mind being the root of principle: if there were no mind, with what would principle be contained? By investigating principle with the initial mind, in a dim and nascent state one approaches awakening; gradually entering the stage of resemblance, one then verifies the real. This is being the root of principle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.40) - [Next: 8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.42) - [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.8.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1716.8.41) · Pramāṇa