[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) › 2.99 # 念佛鏡 2.99 念佛鏡 2.99 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.99) 知歸子問善道和尚曰：「世事之大莫越生死，一息不來便屬後世，一念差錯便墮輪迴，小子累蒙開誨念佛往生之法，其理甚明。又恐病來、死至之時，心識散亂，仍慮他人惑動正念，忘失淨因。伏望重示歸徑之方，俾脫沈淪之苦。」 > Zhiguizi asked the Preceptor Shandao: "Of the worldly affairs, nothing is greater than birth and death. If one breath does not return, one belongs to the next life; if a single thought errs, one falls into saṃsāra. I have repeatedly received your instruction on the method of rebirth through buddhānusmṛti, and its principle is very clear. Yet I fear that when illness comes and death arrives, the mind and consciousness may become scattered, and I still worry that others will disturb my right mindfulness, causing me to forget the cause of purity. I humbly hope you will show again the path of return, so that I may escape the suffering of sinking into saṃsāra." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.98) - [Next: 2.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.100) - [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.2.99) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [龍舒增廣淨土文](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.12.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.2.99) · Pramāṇa