[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) › [分別功德論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507) › 1.14 # 分別功德論 1.14 分別功德論 1.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.1.14) 阿難所以推先迦葉者，既是上座又是所尊。昔五百世常為其父，宿識尊仰憑仗情深也。迦葉所以慇懃於阿難者，以其曩積厚緣遺恩末嗣，加復聞等智強記於眾為上。屬集遺典八萬莫先。二人相須，猶盲跛相賴也。互相為利。若二人卒遇千斤段金，正欲相并，力所不勝；正欲分割，不可加功。於是共議并勢持歸，遂得大用。可謂俱智，迦葉、阿難其喻如是。二人齊契，法寶長存。 > The reason Ānanda deferred to Kāśyapa was that \[Kāśyapa\] was both the senior elder and one he revered. In the past, for five hundred lifetimes, \[Kāśyapa\] had continually been his father; having known him from past lives, his reverence, admiration, and reliance were profound. The reason Kāśyapa was earnest toward Ānanda was that in the past they had accumulated deep conditions, and \[Ānanda\] inherited his kindness as a later successor; moreover, \[Ānanda's\] wisdom from hearing, conventional wisdom, and powerful memory were supreme among the assembly. When it came to compiling the eighty thousand bequeathed scriptures, none was ahead of him. The two needed each other, just as the blind and the lame depend on one another. They brought mutual benefit to each other. It is like two men suddenly coming upon a thousand-pound lump of gold: if they wish to lift it together, their strength is insufficient; if they wish to cut and divide it, tools cannot be applied. Thereupon they confer together, combine their strength, and carry it home, ultimately achieving great utility. They may be called mutually wise; Kāśyapa and Ānanda were just like this metaphor. When the two accord in unison, the jewel of the Dharma abides long. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.1.13) - [Next: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.1.15) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507~en-mt.1.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.1.14) · Pramāṇa