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# 觀音義疏 2.13

觀音義疏 2.13

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.13)

求男，文為三：一、立願，二、修行，三、德業。願與行如文。德業者，明士有百行，智居其首，若但智而無福則位卑而財貧，觸途壈坎；智與福合，彌相扶顯，福則財位高昇，慧則名聞博遠，故言便生福德智慧之男也。

> Seeking a boy has three parts in the text: first, establishing the vow; second, practice; third, virtuous achievements. The vow and practice are as in the text. As for virtuous achievements: it is explained that a scholar-gentleman has a hundred courses of conduct, with wisdom foremost among them. If there is only wisdom without merit, his rank is lowly and his wealth poor, meeting stumbling blocks at every turn; when wisdom and merit unite, they support and enhance each other all the more—with merit, wealth and rank rise high; with wisdom, renown spreads far and wide. Therefore it says: 'she will immediately give birth to a boy of merit and wisdom.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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