[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 4.27 # 弘明集 4.27 弘明集 4.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.27) 答曰。已均被同眾云云。特靈之神既異於眾。得生之理何甞暫同。生本於理而理異焉。同眾之生名將安附。若執此生名必使從眾。則混成之物亦將在例耶。 > Reply: You say that having already been equally covered as identical with the multitude, and so forth. Since the spirit of extraordinary sentience is distinct from the multitude, how could the principle of obtaining life ever be momentarily identical? Life is rooted in principle, yet the principles differ. Where is the designation of life that is identical with the multitude to attach? If one insists on this designation of life and forces it to follow the multitude, then will that thing formed in chaos also be included in the category? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.26) - [Next: 4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.28) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.4.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.27) · Pramāṇa