Udanavarga 2.40
法句譬喻經 2.40
- Language
- Classical Chinese
2.40
於是世尊即說偈言：
This Patisena has allowed the secret virtue of the words of this one Gāthā to penetrate his spirit; his body, mouth, and thoughts have obtained perfect quietude; for though a man know ever so much, if his knowledge reach not to his life, to deliver him from the power which leads to destruction, what benefit can all his learning be?” and then Buddha repeated the following stanzas:
Translations (2)
- Texts from the Buddhist Canon commonly known as Dhammapada, with accompanying narratives — Samuel Beal, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation