[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 13.45 # 諸經要集 13.45 諸經要集 13.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [13.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.45) 福業如果熟　不以神祀得 人乘持戒車　後得至天上 定知如燈滅　得至於無為 一切由行得　求天何所為 > 'Meritorious karma is like the ripening of fruit; > It cannot be obtained through sacrifices to spirits. > A person riding the chariot of keeping the precepts > Will afterward arrive in heaven. > Knowing with certainty that \[samsāra\] is like a lamp extinguishing, > One reaches the unconditioned. > Everything is attained through action; > What is the use of supplicating the heavens?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.44) - [Next: 13.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.46) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.13.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.69.73) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.13.45) · Pramāṇa