[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) › 2.41 # 念佛鏡 2.41 念佛鏡 2.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.41) 答：「讀經功德，亦少於念佛功德。大行和上說：『不念佛修行讀經，猶如讀藥方，念佛猶如服藥。』讀藥方，病即難除；服藥，病則易差。讀經修道功德，亦少於念佛功德，正是修道，以此事故功德最多。」 > Answer: "The merit of reading sūtras is also less than the merit of buddhānusmṛti. Preceptor Daxing said: 'Cultivating practice by reading sūtras without buddhānusmṛti is like reading a medicine prescription; buddhānusmṛti is like taking the medicine.' If one reads a medicine prescription, the disease is difficult to cure; if one takes the medicine, the disease is easily healed. The merit of cultivating the Way by reading sūtras is also less than the merit of buddhānusmṛti; \[the latter\] is truly cultivating the Way, and for this reason its merit is supreme." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.40) - [Next: 2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.42) - [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.2.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.41) · Pramāṇa