釋淨土群疑論 5.34

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問曰：夫菩薩修行以利物為懷，大慈悲心念念常起，理須身遊惡道、歷三途，愍彼沈淪皆令離苦。今乃捨此穢方、願生淨土，自求己樂、不願利人。無始有緣父母、兄弟六親、眷屬朋友，往還皆悉繫關三界牢獄，棄而不救。絕無悲愍，豈成大士之心？方為菩薩之行，今願生淨土，非為善心，莫識所由。願陳斯旨。

Question: When bodhisattvas practice, they hold benefiting beings in their hearts, and a mind of great loving-kindness and compassion constantly arises thought after thought. In principle, their bodies should wander through evil destinies and pass through the three destinations, pitying those who are drowning and causing them all to leave suffering. Now, instead, they abandon this defiled quarter and vow to be born in a pure land, seeking their own happiness and not wishing to benefit others. Parents, siblings, six relations, kin, and friends connected [to them] from beginningless time are all imprisoned in the jail of the three realms, yet they abandon them without rescue. Completely devoid of compassion—how could this fulfill the mind of a great being? Only then would it be the practice of a bodhisattva. Now, vowing to be born in a pure land is not a wholesome mind; its reason cannot be understood. Please explain this intent.