[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) › 1.42 # 往生集 1.42 往生集 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.42) 贊曰。懈怠比丘。遇有疾則曰。吾力且憊。待平復已。然後念佛。不知念佛。為度老病。有疾念佛。今正是時。而顯以念力。既愈其疾。復得往生。賢哉。 > In praise we say: When a slack monk meets with illness, he says, "My strength is exhausted; I will wait until I recover before engaging in buddhamanasikāra." He does not realize that buddhamanasikāra is for crossing over old age and sickness; to engage in buddhamanasikāra when ill is precisely the right time. Through the power of his contemplation, Xian both cured his illness and attained rebirth. How worthy! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.43) - [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.1.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.1.42) · Pramāṇa