[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) › 6.56 # 大方便佛報恩經 6.56 大方便佛報恩經 6.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.6.56) 答曰：「以俗諦僧是第一義諦僧所依故，言：『未來有僧，汝應歸依。』又，欲尊重俗諦僧，故作如是說。佛自說：『一切諸眾中，佛眾第一。譬如從乳出酪，從酪出酥，從酥出醍醐。醍醐於中，最勝最妙，佛弟子眾亦復如是。』若有眾僧集在是中，四向四得無上福田。於一切九十六種眾中，最尊最上無能及者，是故言：『未來有僧，汝應歸依。』不傷正義。」 > Answer: "Because the conventional-truth Saṅgha is that upon which the ultimate-truth Saṅgha relies, he said: 'In the future there will be a Saṅgha; in it you should take refuge.' Furthermore, wishing to show respect to the conventional-truth Saṅgha, he spoke thus. The Buddha himself declared: 'Among all assemblies, the Buddha's assembly is foremost. Just as from milk comes curds, from curds comes butter, and from butter comes clarified butter (ghee), and clarified butter is the most supreme and wondrous among them, so too is the assembly of the Buddha's disciples.' If a monastic community gathers in this place, the four practicing toward the fruition and the four who have attained it are an unexcelled field of merit. Among all ninety-six kinds of religious groups, it is the most honored and supreme, unequaled by any; therefore, saying, 'In the future there will be a Saṅgha; in it you should take refuge,' does not compromise the correct meaning." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.6.55) - [Next: 6.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.6.57) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156~en-mt.6.56) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [薩婆多毘尼毘婆沙](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.sastra.sarvastivadavinayavibhasa*zh-t1440.1.53) — Classical Chinese - [ཐབས་མཁས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་སངས་རྒྱས་དྲིན་ལན་བསབ་པའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.353.6.17) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.6.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.156.6.56) · Pramāṇa