[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) › [釋淨土群疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960) › 5.23 # 釋淨土群疑論 5.23 釋淨土群疑論 5.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5.23) 釋曰：生彼凡夫雖未得聖果，所有不善已不現行。然不善不行，自有多意。或緣聖道已起斷彼隨眠，或修聖道方便伏現行，或緣闕斯惡境彼不得生，或以常遇善緣無由造罪，或緣諸勝資令過不生，或緣乘佛本願惡不得起，雖有惑種不得現行。故《稱讚淨土經》言「諸妙香華雖令見者身心適悅，而不增長有情貪著。」又言「八功德水，能令飲者增益種種殊勝善根。」如香積佛飯施作佛事等，為此眾緣諸惡不起也。 > I explain: Although an ordinary person born there has not yet attained the holy fruit, all unwholesome \[deeds\] no longer manifest in activity. However, there are naturally many reasons why unwholesomeness does not become active. Either because the noble path has already arisen to sever those latent defilements; or because cultivating the skillful means of the noble path suppresses their active manifestation; or because of the absence of evil objects, they cannot arise; or because always encountering good conditions, there is no occasion to commit sins; or because various superior provisions prevent faults from arising; or because by relying on the Buddha's original vow, evil cannot arise. Although there are seeds of delusion, they cannot manifest in activity. Therefore, the Praising the Pure Land Sūtra says, 'Although the various wondrous fragrant flowers cause those who see them to feel physical and mental delight, they do not increase sentient beings' craving and attachment.' It also says, 'The water of eight virtues can cause those who drink it to increase various superior wholesome roots.' It is like the rice of the Buddha of Fragrant Accumulation serving to perform Buddha-deeds. Due to these many conditions, various evils do not arise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5.22) - [Next: 5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5.24) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960~en-mt.5.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5.23) · Pramāṇa