[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) › [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076) › 5.42 # 景德傳燈錄 5.42 景德傳燈錄 5.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5.42) 無端起知解　著相求菩提 情存一念悟　寧越昔時迷 自性覺源體　隨照枉遷流 不入祖師室　茫然趣兩頭 > "Without cause, I aroused views and understanding, / Clinging to marks and seeking bodhi. > With feelings retaining a single thought of awakening, / How could I surpass former delusions? > The self-nature is the substance of awakening's source; / Following illumination, it uselessly drifted. > Had I not entered the Patriarch's room, / I would be bewildered, running toward the two extremes." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5.41) - [Next: 5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5.43) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.5.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [六祖大師法寶壇經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2008.1.108) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.5.42) · Pramāṇa