“Give rise to a mind that abides nowhere.” — Diamond Sutra (Diamond Sutra (Kumārajīva Chinese))

Source and attribution

The archive attributes this English wording to Diamond Sutra (Kumārajīva Chinese) and files it under Mahayana Buddhism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.

About Diamond Sutra

Diamond Sutra appears in this archive through verified English quotations associated with the Mahayana Buddhism tradition. Biographical certainty varies by figure and text; where the “author” is a scripture or school anthology, read the name as a traditional attribution rather than a modern individual biography.

How to read this passage

Dualism, materialism, functionalism, and phenomenological descriptions compete. AI renews old questions about understanding and experience. This passage enters that discussion through mind, wisdom.

Concepts in this quote

Mind

Philosophy of mind asks what consciousness, thought, and mental life are—and how they relate to body and world.

Wisdom

Wisdom is practical insight under uncertainty: knowing what matters, what one does not know, and how to act without false certainty.

How to cite this quotation

APA: Diamond Sutra. (n.d.). Give rise to a mind that abides nowhere. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0208

MLA: Diamond Sutra. “Give rise to a mind that abides nowhere..” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0208.

Chicago: Diamond Sutra. “Give rise to a mind that abides nowhere..” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0208.

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