[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) › 80.23 # 宗鏡錄 80.23 宗鏡錄 80.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [80.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.80.23) 答。一切眾生。實有佛性。經約善惡無記理果等。互說有無。薦福疏云。今准經明佛性。略有五種。謂善不善無記。及理果等。今言一闡提有。善根人無者。此是不善佛性也。然善根人。有其二種。一是離欲善根人。離欲斷一切不善故。二是五住已上。五住已上。無不善性故。此之二人。俱無不善性也。善根人有。闡提人無者。此是善佛性也。闡提斷一切善。故云無也。二人俱有者。理及無記也。二人俱無者。俱無果性故。涅槃經云。如來佛性。則有二種。一有。二無。有者。所謂三十二相。乃至無量三昧。是名為有。無者。所謂如來過未諸善不善無記業因果報煩惱。五陰十二因緣。是名為無。乃至闡提佛性亦爾。是則上從于佛。下至闡提。皆有有無二性。非全無性。是知但約三性及果。而論有無。若言理性。尚無凡聖。豈說有無。則約理無不具者。所以生法師云。夫稟質二儀。皆是涅槃正因。闡提含生之類。何得獨無佛性。蓋是此經度未盡耳。故生法師。忍死十年。以證斯旨。及涅槃後分到後。果有斯文。遂踞師子座。因而坐蛻。 > Answer: All sentient beings truly possess the buddha-nature. The sūtra speaks reciprocally of presence and absence with reference to the wholesome, unwholesome, indeterminate, principle, fruit, and so forth. The Jianfu commentary says: 'Now, basing ourselves on the sūtra's clarification of the buddha-nature, there are roughly five kinds: wholesome, unwholesome, indeterminate, principle, and fruit, etc. Now, when it is said that the icchantika possesses it and the person of good roots lacks it, this is the unwholesome buddha-nature. However, there are two kinds of people of good roots: first, the person of good roots who is detached from desire, because having detached from desire they have severed all unwholesome things; second, those at the five abodes and above, because at the five abodes and above there is no unwholesome nature. Both of these two persons lack the unwholesome nature. When it is said that the person of good roots possesses it and the icchantika lacks it, this is the wholesome buddha-nature. The icchantika has severed all wholesome things; therefore it is said they lack it. What both persons possess is the principle and the indeterminate. What both persons lack is because both lack the fruit nature.' The Nirvāṇa Sūtra says: 'The Tathāgata's buddha-nature is of two kinds: first, presence; second, absence. As for presence: that is to say, the thirty-two marks up to the immeasurable samādhis—this is called presence. As for absence: that is to say, the Tathāgata's past and future wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate karmic causes, fruitional retributions, kleśas, five aggregates, and twelve links of dependent origination—this is called absence. Up to the icchantika's buddha-nature, it is also like this.' Thus, from the Buddha above down to the icchantika below, all possess both the natures of presence and absence; it is not that they are completely devoid of the nature. From this we know that presence and absence are discussed only with reference to the three natures and the fruit. If one speaks of the nature of principle, there is not even ordinary and holy, so how could presence and absence be spoken of? Thus, when considered in terms of principle, none are not fully equipped with it. Therefore, Dharma Master Daosheng said: 'All who receive physical endowment from the two modes are correct causes for nirvāṇa. How could beings of the class of icchantikas alone lack the buddha-nature? It must simply be that the translation of this sūtra was not yet complete.' Thus Dharma Master Daosheng held on to life for ten years to verify this principle. When the latter portion of the Nirvāṇa \[Sūtra\] arrived, it indeed contained this text. He thereupon sat upon the lion seat and passed away in meditation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 80.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.80.22) - [Next: 80.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.80.24) - [Up: 80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.80) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.80.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.80.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.80.23) · Pramāṇa