[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) › [淨土或問](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972) › 1.11 # 淨土或問 1.11 淨土或問 1.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972.1.11) 問曰：既謂淨穢融通塵塵極樂，何娑婆獨不免於穢耶？答曰：凡夫業感即淨而穢，佛眼所觀即穢如淨，豈釋迦報境而果穢哉？ > Question: Since it is said that pure and defiled interfuse and that dust by dust is Sukhāvatī, why alone is Sahā not exempt from defilement? > > Answer: To the karmic experience of ordinary beings, what is pure appears defiled; viewed by the Buddha eye, what is defiled is as pure. How could the reward realm of Śākyamuni truly be defiled? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972.1.10) - [Next: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972.1.12) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972~en-mt.1.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1972.1.11) · Pramāṇa