[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) › [廬山蓮宗寶鑑](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973) › 9.8 # 廬山蓮宗寶鑑 9.8 廬山蓮宗寶鑑 9.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.9.8) 天台智者大師《淨土群疑論》云「生西方者有三十種益：一往生佛土益、二得大法樂益、三親近諸佛益、四遊歷十方供佛益、五親聞佛說益、六福慧資糧疾得圓滿益、七速證菩提益、八諸天人等同集一會益、九無退轉益、十無量行願增進益、十一鸚鵡舍利宣揚法音益、十二風樹樂響益、十三摩尼水漩演苦空益、十四諸樂奏妙音益、十五四十八願益、十六真金色身益、十七形無醜陋益、十八具足六通益、十九常住定聚益、二十無諸不善益、二十一壽命長遠益、二十二衣食自然益、二十三唯受眾樂益、二十四三十二相益、二十五實無女人益、二十六無有小乘益、二十七離於八難益、二十八得三法忍益、二十九身常有光益、三十得那羅延身力益。」可謂處處菩提道，明明功德林。 > Great Master Tiantai Zhiyi states in the Jingtu qunyilun: 'Those born in the Western Direction have thirty kinds of benefits: first, the benefit of being reborn in a Buddha land; second, the benefit of attaining great Dharma joy; third, the benefit of being close to all Buddhas; fourth, the benefit of traveling to the ten directions to make offerings to the Buddhas; fifth, the benefit of personally hearing the Buddhas speak; sixth, the benefit of quickly fulfilling the provisions of merit and wisdom; seventh, the benefit of swiftly realizing bodhi; eighth, the benefit of gathering in one assembly together with the devas and humans; ninth, the benefit of non-retrogression; tenth, the benefit of progressing in immeasurable practices and vows; eleventh, the benefit of parrots and śāris proclaiming the sounds of Dharma; twelfth, the benefit of musical sounds from the wind in the trees; thirteenth, the benefit of swirling maṇi waters expounding suffering and emptiness; fourteenth, the benefit of all kinds of music playing wondrous sounds; fifteenth, the benefit of the forty-eight vows; sixteenth, the benefit of a body of genuine gold color; seventeenth, the benefit of a form without ugliness; eighteenth, the benefit of being fully endowed with the six supernatural powers; nineteenth, the benefit of constantly abiding in the assembly of the definitely determined; twentieth, the benefit of being free from all unwholesome things; twenty-first, the benefit of an enduring, long lifespan; twenty-second, the benefit of food and clothing appearing naturally; twenty-third, the benefit of experiencing only manifold pleasures; twenty-fourth, the benefit of the thirty-two marks; twenty-fifth, the benefit of there being truly no women; twenty-sixth, the benefit of there being no Hīnayāna; twenty-seventh, the benefit of being free from the eight difficulties; twenty-eighth, the benefit of attaining the three dharmic forbearances; twenty-ninth, the benefit of the body constantly having light; thirtieth, the benefit of attaining the bodily strength of Nārāyaṇa.' It can truly be said: everywhere is the path to bodhi, clearly a forest of merit. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.9.7) - [Next: 9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.9.9) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973~en-mt.9.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋淨土群疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1960.5.31) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1973.9.8) · Pramāṇa