[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) › [六祖大師法寶壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008) › 1.108 # 六祖大師法寶壇經 1.108 六祖大師法寶壇經 1.108 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.108) 「無端起知見，著相求菩提， 情存一念悟，寧越昔時迷。 自性覺源體，隨照枉遷流， 不入祖師室，茫然趣兩頭。」 > "Groundlessly giving rise to vision and knowledge, > Clinging to appearances to seek bodhi, > If feeling retains a single thought of awakening, > How can one surpass past delusions? > The svabhāva is the substance of the source of awakening; > Following illumination, it vainly wanders and turns. > Had I not entered the Patriarch's room, > I would be lost, heading toward the two extremes." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.107) - [Next: 1.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.109) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008~en-mt.1.108) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5.42) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.108) · Pramāṇa