釋淨土群疑論 5.24

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問曰：經言「有四種業，一現報業、二生報業、三後報業、四不定業。前三是定業，定感報故。後一是不定業，或感不感報故。」又有八種業，一報定時不定業、二時定報不定業、三時報俱定業、四時報俱不定業。第一第三是定業，第二第四是不定業。經說「五逆是生報業」，即是時定報亦定業。如何《觀經》言「五逆罪滅得生西方」耶？

Question: Sūtras say, 'There are four kinds of karma: first, karma experienced in the present life; second, karma experienced in the next life; third, karma experienced in subsequent lives; and fourth, indeterminate karma. The first three are determinate karma, because they definitely induce retribution. The last one is indeterminate karma, because it may or may not induce retribution.' There are also eight kinds of karma: first, karma determinate in retribution but indeterminate in time; second, karma determinate in time but indeterminate in retribution; third, karma determinate in both time and retribution; fourth, karma indeterminate in both time and retribution. The first and third are determinate karma; the second and fourth are indeterminate karma. Sūtras state that 'the five rebellious sins are karma experienced in the next life,' which means they are karma determinate in both time and retribution. How is it that the Guan jing states, 'The sins of the five rebellious acts are extinguished, and rebirth in the Western direction is attained'?