[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) › [維摩經略疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778) › 5.16 # 維摩經略疏 5.16 維摩經略疏 5.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.16) 問：往昔善根定失不失？答：雖忘不失。故《法華》云「不覺內衣裏有無價寶珠」。又經言「一句染神，彌劫不朽。」 > Question: Are the past wholesome roots definitively lost or not lost? Answer: Although forgotten, they are not lost. Thus the Lotus Sūtra says: "Without being aware that inside his inner garment was a priceless jewel." Furthermore, a sūtra says: "A single phrase that tinges the spirit does not decay through countless kalpas." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.15) - [Next: 5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.17) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778~en-mt.5.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1778.5.16) · Pramāṇa