[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) › 4.17 # 大方便佛報恩經 4.17 大方便佛報恩經 4.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.4.17) 「爾時波羅奈大王往導師所，報言：『導師！吾唯一子，未更出門。勞屈大師入於大海，願見隨從。』爾時導師即舉聲大哭：『大王！大海留難，辛苦非一，往者千萬，達者一二。大王今者，云何乃能令太子遠涉嶮道？』王報導師：『為憐愍故，隨從聽許。』導師言：『不敢違逆。』爾時善友太子莊嚴五百人行具，載至大海邊。 > "At that time, the great king of Vārāṇasī went to the guide's place and informed him: 'Guide! I have only one son, who has never yet stepped beyond the gate. I trouble the great master to enter the great sea; please accompany him.' At that time, the guide raised his voice and wept aloud: 'Great King! The perils and hardships of the great sea are not few; among those who go, there are thousands and tens of thousands, but those who arrive are only one or two. How can the great king now cause the crown prince to travel such a perilous journey far away?' The king informed the guide: 'Out of pity for him, I have complied and granted permission.' The guide said: 'I dare not disobey.' At that time, Crown Prince Kalyāṇamitra prepared the travel gear for the five hundred men, and carried them to the shore of the great sea. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.4.16) - [Next: 4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.4.18) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.4.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [ཐབས་མཁས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་སངས་རྒྱས་དྲིན་ལན་བསབ་པའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.353.4.9) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.4.17) · Pramāṇa