第七疑
[7] [The] Seventh Doubt
[为何不生兜率？]
[Why Not Be Born In Tuṣita?]
问：继释迦而成佛者，即弥勒菩萨，今现在兜率天宫说法。人能修上品十善，便生其处。何不往生兜率天宫，亲侍弥勒，将来下生成佛之时，随之而下乎？
Question: That succeeding Śākya[muni Buddha to] then accomplish Buddhahood, [is] then Maitreya Bodhisattva, [who is] now presently in Tuṣita’s Heavenly Palace speaking [the] Dharma. People [who are] able [to] cultivate [the] High Grade’s Ten Good [Karmas (十善业), can] then [be] born [in] that place. Why not [be] reborn [in] Tuṣita’s Heavenly Palace, [to] personally attend [to] Maitreya, [and in the] future, when he descends [to be] born [to] accomplish Buddhahood, follow him [to] then descend?
答：上品十善，固得生天。但欲必生兜率，恐亦未稳。
Answer: [With the] High Grade’s Ten Good [Karmas], certainly attains birth [in a] heaven. Only [with this], desiring [to] definitely [be] born [in] Tuṣita, [this is] feared [to] also not yet [be] secure.
不观《弥勒上生经》乎？经云：「行众三昧，深入正定，方始得生。」试问修十善者能之乎？
[Have you] not looked at [the] Sūtra [On] Maitreya’s Ascent [For] Birth? [The] sūtra says, ‘[With] practice [of] all samādhis, deeply entering Right Concentration, only then attains birth.’ [Have you] tried asking [if] those cultivating [the] Ten Good [Karmas are] able [to do] that?
若阿弥陀佛，但得持名，无不摄受，较之广修十善者，其易数倍。
As for Āmítuófó, only attaining upholding [of his] name, [there are] none not gathered [and] received. Comparing that [with] those widely cultivating [the] Ten Good [Karmas], its easiness [is more by] several times.
况兜率天宫，多欲界退位天子，天女之多，不可胜计。天人见之，往往耽染，何况凡夫？
Moreover, Tuṣita’s Heavenly Palace [is with] many [of the] Desire Realm’s heavenly [beings’] sons, [who have] abdicated [their] positions, [and] heavenly goddesses, who [are so] many, [that they] cannot [be] completely calculated. [When] heavenly beings see them, [they] often indulge [and become] defiled, let alone ordinary beings?
《萨遮尼乾子经》云：「诸天大系缚，无过于女色，女人缚诸天，将至三恶道。」
[The Mahā]satya Nirgrantha Sūtra says, ‘All heavenly [beings]’ great binding fetters, [are with] none surpassing [that] of female charms, [with] women binding all heavenly [beings, who] will arrive [at the] three evil paths.’
较之西方，万不及一。又况纵见弥勒，未获圣果，一生净域，永不退转乎！
Comparing that [with the] Western [Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss (极乐世界)], ten thousand [of that is] not as good as [this] one. Also, moreover, even if seeing Maitreya, [this is] yet [to] obtain [a] noble fruit, [while] once born [in the] Pure Land, [it is] forever [with] non-retrogression!
玉峰怀西居士周梦颜安士氏汇辑
[By] Yùfēng’s Layperson Huáixī, Zhōu Mèngyán And Ānshì’s Clan Collected [And] Compiled
《安士全书》：西归直指：卷二：疑问指南
Ānshì’s Complete Book: Western [Pure Land’s] Return’s Direct Pointers: Scroll Two: Doubts’ Guide
Namo Amituofo : Translation and notes by Shen Shi’an
上个疑
Previous Doubt:
第六疑
[6] The Sixth Doubt
为何一生净土不复恶？
Why Once Born In Pure Land, Not Again Evil?
https://purelanders.com/2025/10/30/6-the-sixth-doubt-why-once-born-in-pure-land-not-again-evil
下个疑
Next Doubt:
第八疑
[8] The Eighth Doubt
何得十念生净土？
How To Attain Rebirth In Pure Land With Ten Thoughts?
https://purelanders.com/2025/10/31/8-the-eighth-doubt-how-to-attain-rebirth-in-pure-land-with-ten-thoughts
全十疑
All Ten Doubts:
《安士全书》之《十疑论》篇
[44] ‘Ānshì’s Complete Book’s ‘Ten Doubts Treatise’s Section
https://purelanders.com/yilun
相关教理
Related Teachings:
《净土十疑论》:
Treatise On Ten Doubts About Pure Land:
https://purelanders.com/shiyi
第七疑：易生弥勒疑
The Seventh Doubt: Doubt Of Ease Of Birth To Be With Maitreya Bodhisattva
https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2014/04/7-why-not-seek-birth-in-tusita-heaven
