[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) › [金光明最勝王經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788) › 4.16 # 金光明最勝王經疏 4.16 金光明最勝王經疏 4.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.4.16) 下別問。初依法空問、次依生空問。初中有三：初即菩提問、次離菩提問、後結所以。若即菩提，菩提離三世，故三世心皆不可得。 > Below, he asks in detail. First he asks based on the emptiness of dharmas; next he asks based on the emptiness of sentient beings. Within the first there are three: first, asking about being identical to bodhi; next, asking about being separate from bodhi; afterwards, concluding with the reason. If it is identical to bodhi, bodhi is separate from the three periods of time, and therefore the minds of the three periods of time all cannot be apprehended. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.4.15) - [Next: 4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.4.17) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788~en-mt.4.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1788.4.16) · Pramāṇa