[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) › [觀音玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726) › 1.54 # 觀音玄義 1.54 觀音玄義 1.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.54) 問：性德善惡何不可斷？答：性之善惡但是善惡之法門，性不可改，歷三世無誰能毀，復不可斷壞。譬如魔雖燒經，何能令性善法門盡？縱令佛燒惡譜，亦不能令惡法門盡。如秦焚典坑儒，豈能令善惡斷盡耶？ > Question: Why can the good and evil of innate virtue not be eradicated? Answer: The good and evil of nature are merely dharma-doors of good and evil; nature cannot be altered, traversing the three periods of time with none able to destroy it, nor can it be severed or ruined. For example, although Māra burned the sūtras, how could he cause the dharma-door of innate good to be exhausted? Even if the Buddha were to burn the records of evil, he still could not cause the dharma-door of evil to be exhausted. Just as when Qin burned the canons and buried the scholars, how could it cause good and evil to be completely severed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.53) - [Next: 1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.55) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726~en-mt.1.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.54) · Pramāṇa