本来付有法 (本來付有法) běnlái fù yǒu fǎ

běnlái fù yǒu fǎ phrase the Dharma was originally handed down
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from the 景德傳燈錄 “Records of the Transmission of the Lamp” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Whitfield 2015, vol. 1, p. 83; T 2076, Scroll 1)