[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 4.35 # 弘明集 4.35 弘明集 4.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.35) 答曰。後身著戒云云未詳所謂慈護者。誰氏之子。若據外書報應之說。皆吾所謂權教者耳。凡講求至理曾不析之。聖言多採譎怪以相扶翼。得無似以水濟水乎。 > \[The opponent\] answers: As for the statement, “in future existences they abide by the precepts,” and so on, it is not yet clear whose son this so-called “Protector with Loving-kindness” (Cihuxiang/Maitreya) is. If we base ourselves on the accounts of retribution found in external texts, these are all merely what I would call provisional teachings. Whenever examining the ultimate principle, you have never analyzed it; the words of the sages largely adopt the bizarre and extraordinary to prop up their claims—is this not like trying to dilute water by pouring more water into it? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.34) - [Next: 4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.36) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.4.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.35) · Pramāṇa