[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) › 57.24 # 宗鏡錄 57.24 宗鏡錄 57.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [57.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.24) 問。遠劫無始。何名初識耶。 > Question: Since distant kalpas are beginningless, why is it called the 'initial consciousness'? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 57.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.23) - [Next: 57.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.25) - [Up: 57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.24) · Pramāṇa