[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) › [無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈註](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819) › 1.92 # 無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈註 1.92 無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈註 1.92 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819.1.92) 問曰：心若他緣攝之令還，可知念之多少，但知多少復非無間；若凝心注想，復依何可得記念之多少？答曰：經言十念者，明業事成辨耳，不必須知頭數也。如言蟪蛄不識春秋，伊蟲豈知朱陽之節乎？知者言之耳。十念業成者，是亦通神者言之耳。但積念相續不緣他事便罷，復何暇須知念之頭數也？若必須知，亦有方便，必須口授，不得題之筆點。 > Question: If the mind strays to other conditions and one gathers it back, one can know the count of thoughts; but merely knowing the count is again not uninterrupted. If one focuses the mind and fixes one's thought, on what basis can one keep count of the thoughts? Answer: When the sūtra speaks of 'ten recitations,' it is merely to clarify that the karmic undertaking is accomplished; one does not necessarily have to know the exact count. As it is said, 'The cicada does not know spring or autumn'—how could that insect know the season of the radiant sun? Those who know are the ones who say it. That the karma of ten recitations is accomplished is likewise spoken by those of spiritual penetration. If one simply accumulates continuous thoughts without engaging in other affairs, that is enough; why need one have leisure to know the count of thoughts? If one must know, there is also an expedient method; it must be transmitted orally, and cannot be put down in writing with brush and ink. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819.1.91) - [Next: 1.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819.1.93) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819~en-mt.1.92) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819.1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1819.1.92) · Pramāṇa