[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) › [金光明經玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783) › 2.5 # 金光明經玄義 2.5 金光明經玄義 2.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.5) 問：心有四陰，何以棄三觀一？答：夫天下萬物，唯人為貴。七尺形骸，唯頭為貴。頭有七孔，目為貴。目雖貴，不如靈智為貴。當知四陰心為貴，貴故所以觀之。心貴故，心即是金。夫螢火自照。燈燭珠火雖復照他，光不及遠。星月之光與暗共住。日光能照天下，不能照理。心智之光能發智照理，故心是光。若心癡暗，體則憔悴；心有智光，膚色充澤。故《大品》云「般若大故色大，般若淨故色淨，亦能充益受想行等。」心即明也。又知心無心名為光，知想無想、知行無行名為明。又知四陰非四陰名為光、知色陰非色陰名為明。又知五陰非五陰名為光、知假人非假人名為明。又知正報非正報名為光、知依報非依報名為明。又知依正非依正名為光、知一切法無一切法名為明。得此意者，即觀心金光明也。 > Question: The mind has four aggregates; why abandon three and contemplate only one? Answer: Among all things under heaven, only humanity is noble. In a seven-foot body, only the head is noble. In the head there are seven apertures, and the eyes are noble. Although the eyes are noble, they are not as noble as the luminous intellect. One should know that among the four aggregates, the mind is noble; because it is noble, it is contemplated. Because the mind is noble, the mind is precisely gold. Now, a firefly illuminates only itself. Lamps, candles, jewels, and fire, though they illuminate others, their light does not reach far. The light of stars and the moon dwells together with darkness. The light of the sun can illuminate all under heaven, but cannot illuminate the principle. The light of mental wisdom can generate wisdom and illuminate the principle; hence the mind is light. If the mind is foolish and dark, the physical body becomes haggard; if the mind has the light of wisdom, the complexion is full and radiant. Therefore the \*Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā\* says: 'Because prajñā is great, form is great; because prajñā is pure, form is pure; it can also enrich and benefit sensation, perception, and formations.' The mind is precisely radiance. Furthermore, knowing that the mind is devoid of mind is named 'light'; knowing that perception is devoid of perception and knowing that formations are devoid of formations is named 'radiance.' Furthermore, knowing that the four aggregates are not the four aggregates is named 'light'; knowing that the aggregate of form is not the aggregate of form is named 'radiance.' Furthermore, knowing that the five aggregates are not the five aggregates is named 'light'; knowing that the provisional person is not the provisional person is named 'radiance.' Furthermore, knowing that direct retribution is not direct retribution is named 'light'; knowing that environmental retribution is not environmental retribution is named 'radiance.' Furthermore, knowing that environmental and direct retributions are not environmental and direct retributions is named 'light'; knowing that all dharmas are devoid of all dharmas is named 'radiance.' One who grasps this meaning realizes the Suvarṇaprabhāsa of contemplating the mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.4) - [Next: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.6) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783~en-mt.2.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1783.2.5) · Pramāṇa