[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) › 9.8 # 西方合論 9.8 西方合論 9.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.9.8) 二、淨信者，《智度論》曰：「若人心中有信清淨，是人能入佛法；若無信，是人不能入。譬如牛皮未柔，不可屈折，無信人亦如是。又經中說信為手，如人有手入寶山中，自在能取；若無手不能取，信亦如是。」昔王仲回問無為子曰：「如何念佛，得無間斷？」無為子曰：「一信之後，更不再疑，即是不間斷也。」仲回欣躍而去。未幾得生，還來致謝。是故若人修行未能頓悟，當深植信根，不驚不動。一者、信金口誠言，決定當生故。二者、信自心廣大，具有如是清淨功德故。三者、信因果如形影，決定相隨故。四者、信此身形識，及一切世界建立，如陽焰空花無所有故。五者、信五濁惡世，寒熱苦惱，穢相熏灸，不容一刻居住故。六者、信一切法唯心，如憶梅舌酸故。七者、信念力不可思議，如業力故。八者、信蓮胞不可思議，如胞胎故。九者、信佛無量身、無量壽、無量光，不可思議；如蟻子身、蜉蝣歲、螢火光，同一不思議故。十者、信此身決定當死故。若人具有如是信根，舉足下足無非念佛。故知信之一字，通上中下；但信有大小，若無甚深信力，如無羽之鳥，決定不得飛故。 > Second, pure faith: the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: 'If a person has pure faith in their mind, this person is able to enter the Buddhadharma; if they lack faith, this person cannot enter. Just as cowhide that is not yet softened cannot be bent, so it is with a person lacking faith. Furthermore, the sūtra speaks of faith as hands: just as a person with hands who enters a mountain of jewels can take them at will, whereas without hands they cannot take them, so too is faith.' Formerly, Wang Zhonghui asked Wuweizi, 'How can one practice buddhānusmṛti without interruption?' Wuweizi said, 'Once faith arises, never doubting again is precisely non-interruption.' Zhonghui leapt for joy and left. Not long after, he attained rebirth and returned to give thanks. Therefore, if a person in their cultivation is unable to awaken suddenly, they should deeply plant the roots of faith, remaining unalarmed and unmoved. First, having faith in the sincere words from the golden mouth, \[knowing\] that one will definitely be reborn. Second, having faith that one's own mind is vast and possesses such pure merits. Third, having faith that cause and effect are like form and shadow, definitely following each other. Fourth, having faith that this physical form and consciousness, as well as the establishment of all worlds, are like mirages and sky-flowers, having no real existence. Fifth, having faith that the evil world of the five defilements, with its torments of cold and heat and the fumigation of filthy marks, cannot be endured for even a moment. Sixth, having faith that all dharmas are mind-only, just as recalling sour plums makes the tongue salivate. Seventh, having faith that the power of mindfulness is inconceivable, just like the power of karma. Eighth, having faith that the lotus womb is inconceivable, just like a womb of flesh. Ninth, having faith that the Buddha's measureless body, measureless lifespan, and measureless light are inconceivable, just as an ant's body, a mayfly's lifespan, and a firefly's light are equally inconceivable. Tenth, having faith that this body must definitely die. If a person possesses such roots of faith, every raising and lowering of the foot is nothing other than buddhānusmṛti. Thus we know that the single word 'faith' applies to the superior, middling, and lower; but faith has gradations of great and small, and if one lacks the power of profound faith, one is like a bird without feathers, which definitely cannot fly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.9.7) - [Next: 9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.9.9) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976~en-mt.9.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1976.9.8) · Pramāṇa