[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) › 2.19 # 觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 2.19 觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 2.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.19) 贊曰：第二、明發願。此起願因。慈氏廣以智悲運蒼生而居彼岸，情懷廣大，居因位而號眾生。摩訶薩埵云大有情，以義解之名大心眾生。 > The Commentary says: Second, directly explaining the generation of the vow. This is the cause for generating the vow. Maitreya, broadly employing wisdom and compassion, transports living beings to dwell on the other shore; his sentiments are vast and great, and dwelling in the causal stage he is titled 'sentient being'. \*Mahāsattva\* means 'great sentient being'; interpreting it according to its meaning, he is called a 'great-minded sentient being'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.18) - [Next: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.20) - [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.2.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1772.2.19) · Pramāṇa