[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) › 2.18 # 西方合論 2.18 西方合論 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.2.18) 問曰：「學者但患大事不明。大事既明，當行佛教，隨類化身，入泥入水，不避生死，廣度生靈。何故求生淨土，厭苦趨樂？」 > Question: “Practitioners need only worry that the Great Matter is not yet clear. Once the Great Matter is clarified, they should practice the Buddha’s teaching, manifesting bodies according to various types, entering the mud and water without shunning saṃsāra, to broadly deliver living beings. Why then seek rebirth in the Pure Land, detesting suffering and pursuing pleasure?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.2.18) · Pramāṇa