[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) › [傳法正宗記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078) › 2.59 # 傳法正宗記 2.59 傳法正宗記 2.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.59) 汝言與心親　父母非可比 汝行與道合　諸佛心即是 外求有相佛　與汝不相似 若識汝本心　非合亦非離 > "Your words are kin to the mind; / Father and mother cannot compare. / Your conduct accords with the Path; / The mind of all Buddhas is just this. / Seeking outward for a Buddha with marks / Does not resemble you. / If you recognize your original mind, / It neither unites nor departs." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.58) - [Next: 2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.60) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078~en-mt.2.59) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.5.15) — 志磐, Classical Chinese - [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.1.92) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.2.59) · Pramāṇa