[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) › 3.19 # 萬善同歸集 3.19 萬善同歸集 3.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.3.19) 問：「有功之功，皆歸敗壞；無功之功，至功常存。何乃棄不遷之旨，而述有作之行乎？」 > Question: 'Merit that involves effort is entirely subject to decay; merit that is effortless remains eternal as the supreme merit. Why abandon the principle of changelessness and instead promote practices of purposeful activity?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.3.18) - [Next: 3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.3.20) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017~en-mt.3.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2017.3.19) · Pramāṇa