[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) › [觀音義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728) › 2.15 # 觀音義疏 2.15 觀音義疏 2.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.15) 若有禮拜，福不唐捐，此結成身業之機，亦是釋疑之義。結義可解。釋疑者，若言禮拜願滿，自有禮拜不蒙願滿者，何得云不唐捐？唐者言徒，捐者言棄，由心不志即願未滿，禮拜之功冥資不失，此得是釋疑也。 > "If there is prostration, the fortune is not in vain": this concludes the latent capacity of bodily karma, and is also meant to resolve doubts. The meaning of concluding can be understood. As for resolving doubts: if it is said that prostration fulfills vows, there are those who perform prostrations yet do not receive fulfillment of their vows; how can it be said to be "not in vain"? "Tang" means in vain; "juan" means discarded. When, because the mind is not earnest, the vow is not fulfilled, the power of prostration still assists unseen without being lost. This can be \[understood as\] resolving doubts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.14) - [Next: 2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.16) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728~en-mt.2.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1728.2.15) · Pramāṇa