宗鏡錄 78.33

English (machine translation) 78.33

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78.33

Answer: It is entirely based on discrimination in one's own mind, obstinately grasping the causes of good and evil, and falsely receiving the fruits of suffering and pleasure. If one investigates the substance of the three wheels, the killer and the killed are fundamentally empty. Therefore Mañjuśrī brandished a sword against Gautama, and Aṅgulimāla held a knife against the Śākya; ultimately they did not perceive beings or perceive killing, nor grasp self or grasp other, falsely undergoing saṃsāra to repay sinful retribution.

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