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# 宗鏡錄 6.9

English (machine translation) 6.9

- **Language:** English

### [6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.6.9)

Question: If initial enlightenment is different from original enlightenment, then it does not constitute 'initial.' If initial enlightenment is identical to original enlightenment, then there is no difference of an initial enlightenment. How then can one speak of naming 'original' in contrast to 'initial'?

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- [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.6.9) — Classical Chinese

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