[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) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt) › 57.19 # 宗鏡錄 57.19 English (machine translation) 57.19 - **Language:** English ### [57.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57.19) Answer: The eighth is the master of total retribution, holding seeds and receiving perfuming. If it were to become undefiled while still on the causal stage, all the defiled and impure seeds would be lost and dispersed; one would immediately become a Buddha, so what need would there be for two more kalpas of cultivation? - [Previous: 57.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57.18) - [Next: 57.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57.20) - [Up: 57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57) ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.57.19) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.57.19) · Pramāṇa