[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) › 94.39 # 宗鏡錄 94.39 宗鏡錄 94.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [94.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94.39) 普超三昧經決狐疑品云。於是阿闍世王曰。唯願濡首。解我狐疑。濡首答言。大王所疑。恒河沙等諸佛世尊。所不能決。時王自省無救護。從榻而墮。如斷大樹。摧折躄地。大迦葉曰。大王。自安。莫懷恐懅勿以為懼。所以者何。濡首童真。被大智鎧。善權方便。而設此言。可徐而問。時王即起。問濡首曰。向者所說恒河沙諸佛。不能為我而決狐疑。濡首報曰。王意云何。假若有人。而自說言。我以塵暝灰烟雲霧污染虛空。寧堪任乎。答。不能污。濡首又問。設令大王。取此空洗之使淨。寧堪任乎。答曰。不能淨。濡首報曰。吾以是向者說言恒河沙等諸佛世尊所不能決也。釋曰。一切眾生。不了自性清淨心故。妄生垢淨。迷悟自沒。遂於無疑中起疑。於無決中求決。若能諦了。豁爾意消。即見一切染淨諸法。皆同虛空性。既達虛空性不可染淨。方悟本心未曾迷悟。設有說無生無得之理。皆是一期隨宜方便。若入宗鏡。妙旨了然。尚無疑與無疑。何懷決不決耶。 > The chapter 'Resolving Perplexing Doubts' in the Puchao sanmei jing says: 'Thereupon King Ajātaśatru said: "I pray only that Ruśou (Mañjuśrī) will resolve my perplexing doubts." Ruśou replied: "What the Great King doubts cannot be resolved even by as many buddhas and World-Honoured Ones as the sands of the Ganges." At that time the king, examining himself and seeing no rescue or protection, fell from his couch and collapsed to the ground like a great tree chopped down and broken. Mahākāśyapa said: "Great King, calm yourself; harbour no dread, and do not be afraid. Why is this? The youth Ruśou has donned the armour of great wisdom and framed these words as skillful means; you may question him gently." The king then arose and asked Ruśou: "You said just now that as many buddhas as the sands of the Ganges could not resolve my perplexing doubts." Ruśou answered: "What do you think, Great King? Suppose someone were to say, 'I will defile empty space with dust, darkness, ash, smoke, clouds, and fog'—would they be able to do so?" The king answered: "They could not defile it." Ruśou asked again: "Suppose, Great King, one were to take this space and wash it clean—would they be able to do so?" The king answered: "They could not cleanse it." Ruśou replied: "It was on this account that I said just now that as many buddhas and World-Honoured Ones as the sands of the Ganges could not resolve them."' / Exegesis: Because all sentient beings do not understand their inherently pure mind, they falsely produce defilement and purity, and delusion and awakening bury themselves, so that they raise doubts where there is no doubt, and seek resolution where there is nothing to resolve. If one can truly understand this, one's mind will suddenly dissolve, and one will see that all phenomena, defiled and pure, are identical with the nature of empty space. Once one understands that the nature of empty space cannot be defiled or purified, one only then awakens to the fact that original mind was never deluded or awakened. Even if the principle of non-arising and non-attainment is expounded, these are all temporary, adaptable expedients. If one enters the mirror of the source, the wondrous purport is completely clear: there is not even doubt or no-doubt, so why harbour resolution or non-resolution? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 94.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94.38) - [Next: 94.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94.40) - [Up: 94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.94.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94.39) · Pramāṇa