[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) › [佛說盂蘭盆經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792) › 2.16 # 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 2.16 佛說盂蘭盆經疏 2.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.16) 問：詳此經文淺朴，偏誡貧賤之流何也？答：君子自孝，故偏誡小人。又君子有簞瓢之貧，何妨確磨等事。又偏敘艱勤之語，始彰鞠養之勞耳。 > Question: Examining this sūtra text, it is shallow and rustic, specifically warning the poor and lowly—why is this? Answer: The gentleman is naturally filial; therefore, it specifically warns the petty person. Moreover, the gentleman also experiences the poverty of a single bamboo dish and gourd ladle; what prevents him from engaging in tasks such as pounding and milling? Furthermore, it is only by specifically recounting words of hardship and toil that the labor of nurturing and rearing is truly made manifest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.15) - [Next: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.17) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792~en-mt.2.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1792.2.16) · Pramāṇa