[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) › 59.11 # 宗鏡錄 59.11 宗鏡錄 59.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [59.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.11) 答。識實性故。識俱。有故。不離識故。非我法依故。但說識。不說真如。故知真如即識。識即真如。 > Answer: Because it is the real nature of consciousness, because it is co-existent with consciousness, because it is not separate from consciousness, and because it is not a basis for \[grasping at\] self or phenomena, it merely mentions consciousness and does not mention tathatā. Therefore, know that tathatā is consciousness, and consciousness is tathatā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 59.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.10) - [Next: 59.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.12) - [Up: 59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.59.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.59.11) · Pramāṇa