[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) › 2.18 # 分別功德論 2.18 分別功德論 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.18) 佛告諸比丘者。何以不告清信士女，但告比丘者，於四部眾比丘為元首；又復是破惡之主，以無漏法斷諸有漏，以是故先告。比丘亦名沙門。沙門者，心得休息，息移有欲寂然無著。亦名除饉，世人飢饉於色欲，比丘者除此愛饉之飢想。世尊說法，比丘能受，斷除生死至涅槃門，是故告比丘耳。 > Regarding “The Buddha addressed the monks”: Why did he not address the laymen and laywomen, but addressed only the monks? Among the four assemblies, the monks are the foremost; furthermore, they are the leaders in crushing evil, cutting off all defilements (āsrava) by means of anāsrava dharmas. For this reason, he addressed them first. A monk (bhikṣu) is also called a śramaṇa. A śramaṇa is one whose mind has attained rest, having put to rest and removed desires, remaining tranquil and without attachment. He is also called “dispeller of famine”: worldly people suffer from a famine of sensual desire; the monk eliminates this hungry notion of desire and famine. When the World-Honoured One preaches the Dharma, the monks are able to receive it, severing birth and death to reach the gate of nirvāṇa. It is for this reason that he addressed the monks. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1507.2.18) · Pramāṇa