[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) › 48.20 # 宗鏡錄 48.20 宗鏡錄 48.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.48.20) 又問。本識等雖無力能熏自種。而能親生自種。故。現行本識等得自生種。為因緣者。既不熏自種。如何能生自種。又熏與生何別。 > He also asked: 'Although the root consciousness and so forth have no power to perfume their own seeds, they can directly produce their own seeds; therefore, the actualized root consciousness and so forth are able to produce their own seeds, acting as the cause-condition. Since they do not perfume their own seeds, how can they produce their own seeds? Furthermore, what is the difference between "perfuming" and "producing"?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.48.19) - [Next: 48.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.48.21) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.48.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.48.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.48.20) · Pramāṇa