[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) › 43.4 # 宗鏡錄 43.4 宗鏡錄 43.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [43.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.43.4) 問。祖佛大意。貴在心行。採義徇文。只益戲論。所以文殊訶阿難云。將聞持佛佛。何不自聞聞。爭如一念還原。深諧遺旨。 > Question: The great import of the patriarchs and the buddhas values practice in citta; gathering meanings and following the letter only increases frivolous debate. Therefore Mañjuśrī reproached Ānanda, saying: “Using hearing to hold the buddhas’ teachings, / why not yourself hear your own hearing?” How does that compare to returning to the source in a single thought, deeply harmonizing with the bequeathed purport? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 43.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.43.3) - [Next: 43.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.43.5.1) - [Up: 43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.43) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.43.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.43.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.43.4) · Pramāṇa