[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) › [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794) › 1.244 # 註四十二章經 1.244 註四十二章經 1.244 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.244](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.244) 功曹，主者之稱。從者，謂功曹之從人。在上位者若嚴率其下，則從者自然凜懼，故以心喻功曹，欲情喻從者。若自淨其心，欲情豈得生也。 > "Commander" (gōngcáo) is the title of an official in charge. "Followers" refers to the attendants of the commander. If a superior strictly leads his subordinates, the subordinates will naturally stand in awe; hence the mind is compared to the commander, and lustful desires are compared to the followers. If one purifies one's own mind, how could lustful desires arise? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.243](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.243) - [Next: 1.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.245) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794~en-mt.1.244) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.244](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.244) · Pramāṇa