[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) › [觀無量壽佛經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753) › 1.26 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.26 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.26) 次責中輩三人者。諸師云：中上是三果者。然此等之人，三塗永絕，四趣不生。現在雖造罪業，必定不招來報。如佛說言：「此四果人，與我同坐解脫床。」既有斯功力，更復何憂，乃藉韋提請求生路？然諸佛大悲於苦者，心偏愍念常沒眾生，是以勸歸淨土。亦如溺水之人，急須偏救。岸上之者，何用濟為？以斯文證，故知諸師所判，義同前錯也。以下可知。 > Next, critiquing the three types of people of the middle grade: the various masters say that the middle-upper refers to persons of the three fruits. However, such people have severed the three evil destinies forever and will not be born in the four bad paths. Even if they currently create sinful karma, it will definitely not bring future retribution. As the Buddha said: 'These people of the four fruits sit upon the seat of liberation together with me.' Since they possess such spiritual efficacy, what further worry could they have that they would rely on Vaidehī to seek a path to rebirth? The great compassion of all Buddhas is directed toward the suffering; their hearts are especially mindful of sentient beings who constantly drown, and for this reason they encourage them to return to the Pure Land. It is like a drowning person, who urgently requires special rescue; what need is there to deliver someone on the shore? Proved by this scriptural passage, we know that what the various masters determined is mistaken in the same way as before. The remaining below can be known accordingly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.25) - [Next: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.27) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753~en-mt.1.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.26) · Pramāṇa