[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) › [大方便佛報恩經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156) › 3.57 # 大方便佛報恩經 3.57 大方便佛報恩經 3.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.57) 佛告阿難：「父母、眾僧是一切眾生種二福田，所謂人天、泥洹、解脫妙果，因之得成。」 > The Buddha told Ānanda: “Parents and the saṃgha are the two fields of merit that all sentient beings plant; the wondrous fruits—namely humans, devas, nirvāṇa, and liberation—are achieved by depending on them.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.56) - [Next: 3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.58) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.3.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.3.57) · Pramāṇa