[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 9.18 # 廣弘明集 9.18 廣弘明集 9.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.18) 又案靈寶罪根品云。太上道君禮元始天尊問十善等法。於是天尊命召神仙各說因緣。恒沙得道已成如來。其未成者亦如恒沙。又元始傳云。天堂對地獄。善者昇天惡者入地。若以此說理則不然。何者元始天王及太上道君諸天神人。皆結自然清元之氣而化為之本。非修戒而成者也。彼本不因持戒而成者。何得令我獨行善法而望得之乎。 > Furthermore, on examining the Lingbao zuigen pin, it says: 'The Grand High Lord of the Dao bowed to the Heavenly Worthy of Primordial Beginning and inquired about the ten virtues and other teachings. Thereupon the Heavenly Worthy commanded that the divine immortals be summoned, and each expounded causes and conditions. Those who attained the Way, numerous as the sands of the Ganges, had already become Tathāgatas, and those who had not yet achieved it were also like the sands of the Ganges.' Furthermore, the Yuanshi zhuan says: 'Heaven stands opposed to hell; the virtuous ascend to heaven, and the evil enter the earth.' If we judge by this doctrine, reason does not support it. Why? The Heavenly King of Primordial Beginning, the Grand High Lord of the Dao, and all the heavenly spirits and humans all had the condensation of the spontaneous, clear primordial qi as the basis of their transformation, and were not accomplished through cultivating the precepts. Since they were originally not accomplished through upholding precepts, how could they make me alone practice virtuous dharmas in the hope of attaining it? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.17) - [Next: 9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.19) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.9.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.9.18) · Pramāṇa