[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 28.9 # 經律異相 28.9 經律異相 28.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.28.9) 心為法本　心尊心使　中心念惡 即言即行　罪苦自追　車轢于轍 心為法本　心尊心使　中心念善 即言即行　福樂自追　如影隨形 > The mind is the source of phenomena; / The mind is foremost, the mind commands. / If within one harbours evil, / And speaks or acts accordingly, / Sin and suffering follow of themselves, / As the cart crushes in the rut. / The mind is the source of phenomena; / The mind is foremost, the mind commands. / If within one harbours good, / And speaks or acts accordingly, / Blessing and joy follow of themselves, / Just as a shadow follows the form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.28.8) - [Next: 28.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.28.10) - [Up: 28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.28.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.94.51) — Classical Chinese - [佛說自愛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.742.1.27) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.28.9) · Pramāṇa