[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 22.23 # 廣弘明集 22.23 廣弘明集 22.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.23) 又昔日之刀今鑄為劍。劍利即是刀利。而刀形非劍形。於利之用弗改。而質之形已移。與夫前生為甲後生為丙。天人之道或異。往識之神猶傳。與夫劍之為刀刀之為劍。有何異哉。 > Furthermore, if a knife of yesterday is cast into a sword today, the sharpness of the sword is the sharpness of the knife, but the shape of the knife is not the shape of the sword. The function of sharpness has not changed, yet the form of its substance has already shifted. How does this differ from someone being born as A in a former life and as C in a later life? The realms of devas and humans may differ, but the spirit of past consciousness is still transmitted. How is this any different from a sword becoming a knife, or a knife becoming a sword? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.22) - [Next: 22.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.24) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.22.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.22.23) · Pramāṇa