[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) › [觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772) › 2.185 # 觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 2.185 觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 2.185 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.185) 贊曰：第三教願也。有行無願而行必孤，未必得生慈氏所故。有願無行而願必虛，前既無因，果不生故，所以教願與行相扶。 > The commentary says: Third is instructing in making the vow. If one has practice but no vow, that practice is inevitably isolated, and one will not necessarily attain rebirth in Maitreya's presence. If one has a vow but no practice, that vow is inevitably hollow, because when there was previously no cause, the fruit does not arise; therefore \[the sūtra\] instructs in making a vow to assist practice. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.184) - [Next: 2.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.186) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772~en-mt.2.185) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.185) · Pramāṇa