[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) › 97.5 # 宗鏡錄 97.5 English (machine translation) 97.5 - **Language:** English ### [97.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.5) The verse of the third Buddha, Viśvabhū, says: “Borrowing the four great elements to serve as a body, The citta is originally unborn, existing because of objects. If the preceding objects do not exist, citta also does not exist; Demerit and merit are like an illusion: arising, they are also extinguished.” - [Previous: 97.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.4) - [Next: 97.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.6) - [Up: 97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97) ## Linked texts (1) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.97.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.5) · Pramāṇa