[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) › [萬善同歸集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017) › 1.48 # 萬善同歸集 1.48 萬善同歸集 1.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.1.48) 答：「若約上上圓根，大機淳熟，無諸遮障，頓了頓修，若妄念不生，何須助道？大凡微細想念，佛地方無。故《安般守意經序》云：『彈指之間，心九百六十轉；一日一夕，十三億意。意有一身，心不自知，猶彼種夫也。』是知情塵障厚，卒淨良難，若非萬善助開，自力恐成稽滯。又若論福業，遍行門中，萬行莊嚴，不捨一法，皆能助道，顯大菩提，具足十種受持，亦無所閡。故《法華經》云：『爾時千世界微塵數菩薩摩訶薩，從地涌出者，皆於佛前一心合掌，瞻仰尊顏，而白佛言：「世尊！我等於佛滅度後，世尊分身所在國土，滅度之處，當廣說此經。所以者何？我等亦自欲得是真淨大法，受持、讀誦、解說、書寫，而供養之。」』以知登地菩薩，非獨為他解說，尚自發願誦持，何況初心，而不稟受？但先求信解悟入，後即如說而行；口演心思，助開正慧。若未窮宗旨，且徇文言，雖不親明，亦熏善本。般若威力，初後冥資；於正法中，發一微心，皆是初因，終不孤棄。」 > Answer: "If we speak in terms of the supreme, perfect capacities, whose great faculties are ripe, free from obstacles, who awaken頓 instantly and cultivate頓 instantly, if deluded thoughts do not arise, what need is there for aids to the Way? Generally, subtle thoughts cease only at the Buddha stage. Thus the \*Preface to the Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra\* says: 'In the snap of a finger, the mind turns nine hundred and sixty times; in a day and a night, there are 1.3 billion thoughts. Each thought has a body, yet the mind is unaware of it, like a sower of seeds.' From this we know that the defilements of emotional dust are thick, and sudden purification is truly difficult; if not aided and opened by the myriad good practices, one's own power, it is feared, will become stagnant. Furthermore, if we discuss wholesome karma, within the gateway of universal practice, the myriad practices serve as adornment, not abandoning a single dharma, all able to aid the Way and reveal great bodhi; fully possessing the ten ways of upholding is also without obstruction. Thus the \*Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra\* says: 'At that time, the bodhisattva-mahāsattvas equal to the dust motes of a thousand worlds who had welled up from the earth all joined their palms with one mind before the Buddha, gazed reverently at the Honored Countenance, and said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One! After the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, in the lands where the emanations of the World-Honored One reside, in the place of parinirvāṇa, we will widely proclaim this sūtra. Why? Because we ourselves also wish to attain this truly pure, great Dharma, to uphold, read, recite, explain, copy, and make offerings to it."' From this we know that bodhisattvas who have ascended the grounds not only explain it for others, but also personally make vows to recite and uphold it; how much less should beginners not receive and practice it? One must only first seek faith, understanding, awakening, and entry, and then act according to the teachings; vocalizing with the mouth and pondering with the mind assist in opening correct wisdom. If one has not yet plumbed the ultimate principle, one may temporarily follow the text and words; though one does not personally and clearly comprehend it, it nevertheless perfumes wholesome roots. The majestic power of prajñā secretly assists at the beginning and the end; giving rise to a single subtle thought within the correct Dharma is entirely an initial cause, which is ultimately never abandoned in vain." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.1.47) - [Next: 1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.1.49) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017~en-mt.1.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.1.48) · Pramāṇa