[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) › [淨土論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963) › 2.18 # 淨土論 2.18 淨土論 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.18) 答曰：心是業主，牽生之本。臨終之心，猶如眼目，能遵一切諸業。若臨終心惡，能引一切惡業，生惡道中；若臨終心善，能引一切善業，生善道中。譬如龍行，雲則隨之。心若西逝，業亦隨之也。此是經論文也。 > Answer: The mind is the master of karma and the root that pulls one into birth. The mind at the verge of death is like eyes: it can guide all karmas. If the mind at the verge of death is evil, it can lead all evil karma and cause birth in the evil destinies; if the mind at the verge of death is good, it can lead all good karma and cause birth in the good destinies. For example, when a dragon moves, the clouds follow it. If the mind departs toward the west, karma likewise follows it. This is the text of the sūtras and treatises. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [遊心安樂道](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1965.1.86) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1963.2.18) · Pramāṇa