[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) › [往生集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072) › 1.208 # 往生集 1.208 往生集 1.208 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.208) 贊曰。昔中峯天如。謂禪與淨土。理雖一而功不可並施。今曰兼修者何。蓋兼之義二。足躡兩船之兼。則誠為不可。圓通不礙之兼。何不可之有。況禪外無淨土。則即土即心。原非二物也。安得更謂之兼。 > The eulogy says: Formerly, Zhongfeng and Tianru said that although the principle of Chan and Pure Land is one, their practices cannot be applied simultaneously. Why then does it here speak of 'concurrent cultivation'? The meaning of 'concurrent' is twofold: a concurrency of having one's feet in two boats is indeed unacceptable; but what could be wrong with a concurrency of perfect penetration without obstruction? What is more, outside of Chan there is no Pure Land; thus the realm is the mind itself, fundamentally not two things. How could it any longer be called 'concurrent'? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.207](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.207) - [Next: 1.209](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.209) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072~en-mt.1.208) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.208](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.208) · Pramāṇa