[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) › 36.42 # 宗鏡錄 36.42 宗鏡錄 36.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [36.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36.42) 答。只為是故。所以修。如鐵非金。即不可鍛成妙器。 > Answer: It is precisely because it is so that one cultivates. Just as iron is not gold, it cannot be forged into a wonderful vessel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 36.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36.41) - [Next: 36.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36.43) - [Up: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.36.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.36.42) · Pramāṇa