[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) › 2.17 # 觀音玄義 2.17 觀音玄義 2.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.17) 次誓願者，若但慈悲，喜多退墮，「魚子菴羅華，菩薩初發心，三事因時多，及其成就少。」以不定故，須起誓願，要期制持此心，即菩提堅固。 > Next, the vow: If there is only benevolence and compassion, one is very prone to backsliding: 'Fish eggs, āmra flowers, / And a bodhisattva's initial resolve— / These three things are many at the time of the cause, / But few when it comes to fruition.' Because it is unstable, one must make a vow to constrain and uphold this mind by bounden purpose, so that bodhi becomes firm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.16) - [Next: 2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.18) - [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.2.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1726.2.17) · Pramāṇa