[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) › [勸發菩提心集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862) › 3.64 # 勸發菩提心集 3.64 勸發菩提心集 3.64 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.64) 若見諸比丘隨所見業，見已恭肅敬心，禮拜親近問訊，應作是念：若我恒沙劫，常於天祀中，大施不休廢，不如一出家。又念：在家多諸過患，出家皆無。隨應廣說，念出家者所行法事、所得功德、我何時得？廣說三乘所有行相。 > If he sees bhikṣus engaged in whatever duties, upon seeing them he pays homage with an attitude of solemn respect, approaching and inquiring after them, and should reflect: 'Even if for as many kalpas as the sands of the Ganges, I were always to make great offerings without interruption in heavenly shrines, it would not equal a single person leaving home.' Furthermore, he reflects: 'Household life has many faults and perils, while the renunciant life has none of them.' As appropriate, he reflects at length: 'The Dharmic activities performed and the virtues obtained by those who have left home—when will I obtain them?' He should contemplate at length all the aspects of practice of the three vehicles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.63) - [Next: 3.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.65) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862~en-mt.3.64) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [十住毘婆沙論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.dasabhumika!vibhasa*zh-kumarajiva.8.90) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.64) · Pramāṇa