[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) › [念佛鏡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966) › 1.80 # 念佛鏡 1.80 念佛鏡 1.80 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.80) 「又喻誓願猶如寶車，有諸寶車多載珍寶，擬上國王求官職。車載寶物，要須繩索縛束牢固，然始到京，不被傾側，珍寶不失，王得寶物，遂與官職。念佛亦然，要須誓願，行始得成，不失念佛功德珍寶，乃至淨土早證菩提。若當無願所修行，行無由得成，故《阿彌陀經》：『若有信者，應當發願，生彼國土。』」 > "Furthermore, by analogy, vows are like precious carriages. There are precious carriages heavily laden with gems and treasures, intended to be offered to the king of the state to seek official rank. For the carriage carrying treasures, it is essential that ropes bind and secure them firmly; only then, upon arriving at the capital, will it not overturn, the gems and treasures will not be lost, and the king, having received the treasures, will then confer the official rank. Buddhānusmṛti is also like this: one must have vows, and only then will practice be accomplished, so that the precious treasures of the merit of buddhānusmṛti are not lost, leading all the way to the pure land to quickly realize bodhi. If one practices without vows, one's practice will have no way of being accomplished. Therefore, the Amitābha-sūtra says: 'Those who have faith should make vows to be reborn in that land.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.79) - [Next: 1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.81) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966~en-mt.1.80) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.80) · Pramāṇa