[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) › 55.23 # 宗鏡錄 55.23 宗鏡錄 55.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [55.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.55.23) 答。古釋四句料簡。一是大而非種。即虛空。周遍。故是大。非生。故非種。二是種非大。即五根等。能生。故名種。不遍。故非大。三亦種亦大。即地水等。體寬廣。故名大。與所造色為依。故名種。四非大非種。即趣寂聲聞。 > Answer: Ancient commentaries analyse this through four propositions: First, that which is great but not a seed: namely, empty space. Because it is all-pervading, it is great; because it does not generate, it is not a seed. Second, that which is a seed but not great: namely, the five sense faculties, and so forth. Because they can generate, they are called seeds; because they are not all-pervading, they are not great. Third, that which is both a seed and great: namely, earth, water, and so forth. Because their substance is vast, they are called great; because they serve as the support for derivative matter, they are called seeds. Fourth, that which is neither great nor a seed: namely, śrāvakas inclined toward extinction. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 55.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.55.22) - [Next: 55.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.55.24) - [Up: 55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.55) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.55.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.55.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.55.23) · Pramāṇa