[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) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt) › 2.85 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.85 English (machine translation) 2.85 - **Language:** English ### [2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.85) He then said: "Clearly I say to you: with intention you cannot attain it; without intention you can attain it. It is just that all of you have cold, clear eyes, sitting within the armor of doing nothing; even if Maitreya were to descend right now, manifesting three heads and six arms, he could not save you either." - [Previous: 2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.84) - [Next: 2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.86) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.85) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.85) · Pramāṇa