[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) › [觀音玄義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726) › 2.16 # 觀音玄義 2.16 觀音玄義 2.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.16) 總生起者，菩薩見一切苦惱眾生起大慈悲，此心雖不即是菩提心，能發生菩提心，譬如地、水雖非種子，能令芽生，今因大悲起菩提心亦復如是。 > General origin: When a bodhisattva sees all suffering sentient beings, they give rise to great benevolence and compassion; although this mind is not itself the bodhi-mind, it can generate the bodhi-mind. For example, although earth and water are not the seed, they can cause the sprout to grow; now, generating the bodhi-mind on account of great compassion is also like this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.15) - [Next: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.17) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726~en-mt.2.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.16) · Pramāṇa