[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) › [南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007) › 1.79 # 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.79 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經 1.79 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.79) 「迷即佛眾生，悟即眾生佛。 愚癡佛眾生，智惠眾生佛。 心嶮佛眾生，平等眾生佛。 一生心若嶮，佛在眾生中。 一念悟若平，即眾生自佛。 我心自有佛，自佛是真佛。 自若無佛心，向何處求佛？」 > "When deluded, the Buddha is a sentient being; / when awakened, the sentient being is a Buddha. / When foolish, the Buddha is a sentient being; / with wisdom, the sentient being is a Buddha. / When the mind is crooked, the Buddha is a sentient being; / when impartial, the sentient being is a Buddha. / Throughout a lifetime, if the mind is crooked, / the Buddha is within sentient beings. / In a single thought, if awakened and impartial, / the sentient being is oneself a Buddha. / Our minds themselves possess a Buddha; / one's own Buddha is the true Buddha. / If one lacks the Buddha-mind within oneself, / toward what place will one seek the Buddha?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.78) - [Next: 1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.80) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007~en-mt.1.79) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [六祖大師法寶壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.153) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2007.1.79) · Pramāṇa