[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) › 9.69 # 弘明集 9.69 弘明集 9.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.69) 問曰。形神不二既聞之矣。形謝神滅理固宜然。敢問。經云。為之宗廟以鬼饗之。何謂也。 > The questioner asked: I have heard that form and spirit are not two; when the form perishes, the spirit is extinguished, which in principle should indeed be so. May I ask: The classic says, 'Ancestral temples were established for them, and they were presented with offerings as ghosts.' What does this mean? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.68) - [Next: 9.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.70) - [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.9.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.69) · Pramāṇa