[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) › 19.4 # 宗鏡錄 19.4 宗鏡錄 19.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.19.4) 問。眾生即佛。佛即眾生。入一心門。因果交徹。故經云。若彌勒得菩提者。一切眾生皆亦應得。此俱成佛得菩提義。為是理成。為是事成。 > Question: Sentient beings are identical to Buddha; Buddha is identical to sentient beings. Entering the gate of the one mind, cause and effect interpenetrate. Therefore a sūtra says: 'If Maitreya attains bodhi, all sentient beings should also attain it.' Does this meaning of all together becoming Buddhas and attaining bodhi mean it is realized in principle, or realized in phenomena? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.19.3.5) - [Next: 19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.19.5) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.19.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.19.4) · Pramāṇa