[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) › 2.102 # 念佛鏡 2.102 念佛鏡 2.102 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.102) 答曰：「求醫服藥，初不相妨，然藥者只能醫病，不能醫命，命若盡時，藥豈奈何？若殺物命為藥，切不可也！」 > He answered: "Seeking doctors and taking medicine does not inherently conflict. However, medicine can only treat illness; it cannot treat one's lifespan. When life has run its course, what can medicine do? If one kills living creatures to make medicine, that is strictly prohibited!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.101) - [Next: 2.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.103) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966~en-mt.2.102) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [龍舒增廣淨土文](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.102) · Pramāṇa