[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) › [樂邦文類](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a) › 3.121 # 樂邦文類 3.121 樂邦文類 3.121 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.121) 龍舒淨土文曰「按《楞嚴經》有十種仙，皆壽千萬歲，數盡還入輪迴。為不曾了得真性故，與六道眾生同名七趣，是皆輪迴中人也。世人學仙者，萬不得一；縱得之，亦不免輪迴，為著於形神而不能捨去也。且形神者，乃真性中所現之妄想，非為真實。故寒山詩曰『饒汝得仙人，恰似守屍鬼。』非若佛家之生死自如而無所拘也。自古得仙者，唯鍾離、呂公，而學二公者豈止千萬。自予親知聞，數亦不少，終皆死亡，埋于下土。蓋平生空費心力，終無所益也。欲求長生，莫如淨土。生淨土者，壽數無量，其為長生也大矣。不修此法而學仙者，是捨目前之美玉，而求不可得之碔砆。豈不惑哉？」 > \*Longshu's Pure Land Writings\* states: 'According to the \*Śūraṅgama Sūtra\*, there are ten kinds of immortals, all living for thousands and tens of thousands of years; when their span is exhausted, they return again to transmigration. Because they have never realized the true nature, they are called the seven destinies together with the sentient beings of the six paths; these are all people within transmigration. Among worldly people who study immortality, not one in ten thousand succeeds; even if they attain it, they still do not avoid transmigration, because they cling to physical form and spirit and cannot relinquish them. Moreover, form and spirit are deluded thoughts manifested within the true nature, not reality. Therefore, Hanshan's poem says: "Even if you become an immortal, / You are just like a ghost guarding a corpse." It is not like the Buddhist freedom over birth and death, unrestricted by anything. Since antiquity, those who attained immortality were only Zhongli and Master Lü, yet those who studied these two gentlemen are far more than thousands and tens of thousands. Among those I personally knew and heard of, the number was also not small; in the end they all died and were buried in the earth below. Their lifelong expenditure of mental energy was completely in vain, ultimately yielding no benefit. If one wishes to seek longevity, nothing compares to the Pure Land. Those born in the Pure Land have an immeasurable lifespan; its longevity is truly great! To study immortality instead of cultivating this method is to discard fine jade before one's eyes in order to seek unobtainable pebbles. Is this not delusion?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.120) - [Next: 3.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.122) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a~en-mt.3.121) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.3.121) · Pramāṇa