[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) › 49.26 # 宗鏡錄 49.26 宗鏡錄 49.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [49.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.49.26) 問。前說第八具四義。故成現量。未審三量行相如何。又八識各具幾量。 > Question: It was stated earlier that because the eighth possesses four characteristics, it constitutes direct perception. I do not yet know what the operational aspects (ākāra) of the three epistemic instruments are. Furthermore, how many epistemic instruments does each of the eight consciousnesses possess? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 49.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.49.25) - [Next: 49.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.49.27) - [Up: 49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.49) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.49.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.49.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.49.26) · Pramāṇa