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# 景德傳燈錄 3.12

景德傳燈錄 3.12

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.12)

亦不覩惡而生嫌　亦不觀善而勤措  
亦不捨智而近愚　亦不拋迷而就悟  
達大道兮過量　通佛心兮出度  
不與凡聖同躔　超然名之曰祖

> Neither looking upon evil to produce aversion,  
> Nor observing good to diligently apply oneself;  
> Neither abandoning wisdom to draw near to folly,  
> Nor casting aside delusion to approach awakening;  
> Penetrating the Great Way—surpassing measurement!  
> Comprehending the Buddha-mind—transcending limits!  
> Not walking the same path as ordinary or holy,  
> Transcendent—he is named a patriarch.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.3.12) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [傳法正宗記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.46) — Classical Chinese

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