[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) › [尼羯磨](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810) › 3.119 # 尼羯磨 3.119 尼羯磨 3.119 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.119) 爾時有異比丘往佛所，白言：「大德！以何因緣正法疾滅而不久住？」佛告比丘：「若比丘在法律中出家，不至心為人說法，亦不至心聽法憶持，設復堅持，不能思惟義趣，彼不知義，不能如說修行，不能自利，亦不利人。」佛告比丘：「有是因緣，令法疾滅而不久住。」「大德！復以何因緣令法久住？」（反上句是） > At that time, another bhikṣu went to where the Buddha was and addressed him, saying, "Venerable One, by what cause and condition does the correct Dharma swiftly perish and not remain long?" The Buddha told the bhikṣu, "If a bhikṣu has gone forth in the Dharma and vinaya, but does not preach the Dharma to others with a sincere mind, nor listens to the Dharma and retains it with a sincere mind; or even if he firmly retains it, he cannot contemplate its meaning and purport, and not knowing its meaning, he cannot practice in accordance with what is taught, being unable to benefit himself or benefit others." The Buddha told the bhikṣu, "It is because of these causes and conditions that the Dharma swiftly perishes and does not remain long." "Venerable One, furthermore, by what cause and condition does the Dharma remain long?" (The opposite of the above statements applies.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.118) - [Next: 3.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.120) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810~en-mt.3.119) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [四分律](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.other-vinayas.dharmaguptaka*zh-buddhayasas.59.76) — Classical Chinese - [僧羯磨](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1809.3.143) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.119) · Pramāṇa