[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) › [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016) › 17.15 # 宗鏡錄 17.15 宗鏡錄 17.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.17.15) 答。闡提斷修善盡但性善在。佛斷修惡盡。但性惡在。 > Answer: The icchantika severs cultivated goodness completely, but natural goodness remains; the Buddha severs cultivated evil completely, but natural evil remains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.17.14) - [Next: 17.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.17.16) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.17.15) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [觀音玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.1.53) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.17.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.17.15) · Pramāṇa