[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) › 3.39 # 往生集 3.39 往生集 3.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.39) 天如禪師謂。今人鄙視淨土。非鄙愚夫愚婦也。是鄙文殊普賢馬鳴龍樹也。吾故集群經。以實其說。或者猶疑菩薩道大。似已不必求生。噫自非位登妙覺。雖等地大聖。不能一日離佛。況其下者乎。蓋甞譬之爵彌尊。則覲主彌密。彼荷擔挾鋤之輩。侶漁樵以自足。絕望於九重。而囂囂然曰。明主之不足親也。可哂也夫。 > Chan Master Tianru said: 'When people today despise the Pure Land, they are not despising foolish men and foolish women; they are despising Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Aśvaghoṣa, and Nāgārjuna.' I have therefore gathered various sūtras to substantiate his words. Some might still doubt, thinking that because the bodhisattva path is vast, there seems no need to seek rebirth. Alas! Unless one has attained the rank of Marvelous Enlightenment, even great sages of the equal rank cannot be separated from the Buddha for a single day, let alone those beneath them! This may be compared to official rank: the higher the nobility, the closer the audience with the ruler. Those carriers of burdens and holders of hoes who content themselves among fishermen and woodcutters have abandoned hope in the Ninefold Palace, and yet clamorously declare, 'The enlightened ruler is not worth drawing close to!' How laughable that is! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.38) - [Next: 3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.40) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072~en-mt.3.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2072.3.39) · Pramāṇa