[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) › 89.17 # 宗鏡錄 89.17 宗鏡錄 89.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [89.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.89.17) 答。佛非真化。真化從心。心真。則真福無邊。心假。則假報有限。如惡心出佛身血。執佛身實有。則血從心生。若敬心欲見佛化身。則佛從心現。故知隱顯在我。佛身無為。優劣唯心。福田平等。 > Answer: The Buddha is neither real nor a transformation; real and transformation stem from the mind. If the mind is true, true merit is boundless; if the mind is provisional, the provisional reward is limited. As when shedding the blood of a Buddha's body with an evil mind, grasping the Buddha's body as actually existent, the blood arises from the mind; if with a reverent mind one wishes to see a transformation body of the Buddha, the Buddha manifests from the mind. Hence we know that hiding and revealing reside in oneself; the Buddha's body is unconditioned. Superior and inferior lie solely in the mind, while the field of merit is equal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 89.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.89.16) - [Next: 89.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.89.18) - [Up: 89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.89) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.89.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.89.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.89.17) · Pramāṇa