[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) › [西方合論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976) › 1.6 # 西方合論 1.6 西方合論 1.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.1.6) 袁氏一門，向心淨土，紀夢其驗也。余讀《中郎先生集》至家報，每合掌贊誦。其書云：「聞大人及一家眷屬，俱歸心白業，此人間第一希有事；專持名字，有甚麼難？而人自生疑阻。蓋此等大富貴，天自不肯輕易與人也，又必堅行善法，以利濟忍耐，破人我慳貪等相，為作聖作佛吃緊事，皆今日銖錙必較者之良藥。先生所為，夢中獨以勤行方便，憐憫一切，叮嚀不置也。」讀是編而不慨然省發，豈人情也哉？適周章甫先生，指示念佛路徑，袁子《合論》盡乏，并授紀夢以為《合論》之勝，余迺得取是書以觀，而余弟甡與豚子佑，病中聞其說，皆起信念，遂付重梓，用相勸勉。因以告于 > The whole Yuan family turned their hearts to the Pure Land, as verified by the record of their dreams. Whenever I read Master Zhonglang's Collected Works up to his family letters, I always join my palms in praise. His letter says: 'Hearing that you, sir, and the entire family have turned your hearts to the white karma, this is the foremost rare matter in the human world. To single-mindedly hold the name—what difficulty is there? Yet people naturally give rise to doubts and hindrances. For such great wealth and nobility, Heaven naturally refuses to bestow easily upon people; furthermore, one must firmly practice wholesome dharmas, using benefit, relief, and patience to break the marks of self-and-other, stinginess, and greed, treating this as the critical matter in becoming a sage and becoming a buddha. These are all good medicine for those nowadays who haggle over every mite. What you, sir, did in the dream was solely to diligently practice skillful means, pitying everyone and enjoining them unceasingly.' Reading this volume without being stirred to awakening—how could that be human nature? Just then, Master Zhou Zhangfu pointed out the path of buddhānusmṛti; copies of Master Yuan's Comprehensive Treatise were completely exhausted, so he gave me the dream record as an enhancement to the Comprehensive Treatise. Thereupon I was able to take this book and read it; and my younger brother Shen and my young son You, hearing its words while ill, both gave rise to faith. We then committed it to be recarved, in order to encourage each other. I thereby report this to > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.1.7) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976~en-mt.1.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.1.6) · Pramāṇa