[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) › 9.27 # 弘明集 9.27 弘明集 9.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.27) 答曰。死者有如木之質。而無異木之知。生者有異木之知。而無如木之質。 > Answer: The dead have a material substance like wood, but lack a sentience different from wood. The living have a sentience different from wood, but lack a material substance like wood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.26) - [Next: 9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.28) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.9.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.27) · Pramāṇa