[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) › [大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842) › 1.30 # 大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經 1.30 大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經 1.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842.1.30) 「金剛藏當知，如來寂滅性， 未曾有終始。若以輪迴心， 思惟即旋復，但至輪迴際， 不能入佛海。譬如銷金鑛， 金非銷故有，雖復本來金， 終以銷成就，一成真金體， 不復重為鑛。生死與涅槃， 凡夫及諸佛，同為空花相。 思惟猶幻化，何況詰虛妄？ 若能了此心，然後求圓覺。」 > "Vajragarbha, you should know > That the Tathāgata's nature of quiescence > Has never had a beginning or an end. > If, with a saṃsāric mind, > Discursive thought is applied, it only spins in circles, > Reaching only the bounds of transmigration, > Unable to enter the Buddha's ocean. > It is like smelting gold ore: > The gold does not exist because of the smelting; > Though it was originally gold, > It is ultimately brought to completion through smelting. > Once it has become the essence of true gold, > It does not turn into ore again. > Saṃsāra and nirvāṇa, > Ordinary beings and the Buddhas, > Are alike the marks of sky-flowers. > Discursive thinking is still like an illusion; > How much more so questioning what is unreal? > If one can understand this mind, > Only then should one seek perfect enlightenment." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842.1.29) - [Next: 1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842.1.31) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842~en-mt.1.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842.1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.842.1.30) · Pramāṇa