[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) › [注大乘入楞伽經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791) › 4.38 # 注大乘入楞伽經 4.38 注大乘入楞伽經 4.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.4.38) 「若漸生者，求其體相亦不可得，如未生子云何名父？」 > "If they arise gradually, when seeking their substantial characteristics, they also cannot be found. Just as when a son is not yet born, how could one be called a father?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.4.37) - [Next: 4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.4.39) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791~en-mt.4.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1789.2.39) — Classical Chinese - [大乘入楞伽經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.lankavatara*zh-siksananda.2.78) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1791.4.38) · Pramāṇa