[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) › [大乘玄論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853) › 3.4 # 大乘玄論 3.4 大乘玄論 3.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853.3.4) 甘藥停山由來已久，圓珠沈水實自積時，而隨其流處六味不同，競捉瓦石三乘成異。謬言羊角之刀、復據如繩之像，敢承佛意輕布弱言，庶得影現鏡中，面還得所。少失鄉土名為弱喪，不知反本稱曰無明，蕩識還原目為佛性。 > The sweet medicine has remained on the mountain for a very long time; the round pearl has lain submerged in the water indeed for many an age. Yet following the places to which it flows, the six tastes differ; contending over grasping tiles and stones, the three vehicles become disparate. Mistakenly speaking of a knife of ram's horn, or relying again on an elephant that resembles a rope, I venture to receive the Buddha's intention and lightly set forth modest words, hoping that as a reflection appears in a mirror, the face will find its proper place again. Losing one's native land when young is called childhood exile; not knowing how to return to the root is called ignorance; sweeping away consciousness and returning to the source is designated buddha-nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853.3.5) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1853.3.4) · Pramāṇa