[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) › 41.12 # 宗鏡錄 41.12 宗鏡錄 41.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.41.12) 問。若如上說。道體自然。則祖佛何煩出世。 > Question: If, as stated above, the substance of the Way is spontaneously so, why did the patriarchs and Buddhas take the trouble to appear in the world? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.41.11) - [Next: 41.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.41.13) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.41.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.41.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.41.12) · Pramāṇa