[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) › [佛遺教經論疏節要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820) › 1.12 # 佛遺教經論疏節要 1.12 佛遺教經論疏節要 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.12) 〔補註〕垂，臨也。垂涅槃，猶言臨終也。世人臨終，語必切要，故云遺囑。況四生慈父垂滅之遺教乎！子孫背先人之遺囑、眾生背先佛之遺教，均名大逆也。可弗慎諸？ > \[Supplementary note\] "Approaching" (chui) means "drawing near to". Approaching nirvāṇa is like saying drawing near to the end. When worldly people draw near to the end, their words are necessarily most crucial; hence they are called "testamentary instructions". How much more so the bequeathed teaching of the compassionate father of the four kinds of beings upon approaching extinction! For descendants to turn their backs on the testamentary instructions of their ancestors, or for sentient beings to turn their backs on the bequeathed teaching of the ancient Buddha, are both called great rebellions. Can one not be prudent regarding this? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.12) · Pramāṇa