[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) › 2.148 # 往生集 2.148 往生集 2.148 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.148) 或問。淨名龐老何以不聞求生。答曰。爾試自評之。如其未及二公求生固不必論。即使再來金粟。何妨更見彌陀。苟為不然。淨名不覲釋迦。龐老不參馬祖矣。且夫心淨土淨。非淨名語歟。不與萬法為侶。非龐老語歟。爾一朝踏著淨地。當云何期自念。本自清淨。何期自念。不侶萬法。何期二公常在淨土。復奚疑哉。 > Someone asked: 'Why is it that we do not hear of Vimalakīrti or Layman Pang seeking rebirth?' The reply says: 'Try to assess yourself: if you have not equaled these two gentlemen, then seeking rebirth goes without saying; even if they were incarnations of Golden Grain \[Tathāgata\], what harm would there be in seeing Amitābha again? If it were not so, Vimalakīrti would not have had an audience with Śākyamuni, nor would Layman Pang have studied under Mazu. Moreover, is not > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.147) - [Next: 2.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.149) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072~en-mt.2.148) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.2.148) · Pramāṇa