[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) › 97.8 # 宗鏡錄 97.8 English (machine translation) 97.8 - **Language:** English ### [97.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.8) The verse of the sixth Buddha, Kāśyapa, says: “The nature of all sentient beings is pure; From the beginning unborn, there is nothing that can be extinguished. This very body and citta are illusory births; Within illusory transformations there is neither demerit nor merit.” - [Previous: 97.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.7) - [Next: 97.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.9) - [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.2016.97.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.97.8) · Pramāṇa