[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) › [首楞嚴義疏注經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799) › 7.39 # 首楞嚴義疏注經 7.39 首楞嚴義疏注經 7.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799.7.39) 戒根為本，入道先門，師與證人一等清淨。師若有闕，資無所承，道場不就，職由斯矣。 > The root of precepts is fundamental, the foremost gate for entering the Path; the preceptor and the witnesses must be equally pure. If the preceptor has a defect, the disciple has nothing to receive; that the bodhimanda is not accomplished is due to this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799.7.38) - [Next: 7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799.7.40) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799~en-mt.7.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799.7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1799.7.39) · Pramāṇa