[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) › 1.253 # 註四十二章經 1.253 註四十二章經 1.253 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.253](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.253) 意怯膽弱乃是退走，以至半道而還，皆喻修行之人中路退心也。格鬪而死，譬學道之人無堅剛之志，斃於諸魔也。 > Being faint-hearted and retreating, or even turning back halfway, are both analogies for a practitioner regressing in mid-course. Dying in combat compares to a student of the Way lacking firm, unyielding determination and being slain by the māras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.252) - [Next: 1.254](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.254) - [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.1.253) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.253](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.253) · Pramāṇa