[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) › [釋門歸敬儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896) › 1.16 # 釋門歸敬儀 1.16 釋門歸敬儀 1.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.16) 小乘論云：「敬者，以慚為體也。由我德薄，前境尊高，故行敬也。」今反無慚不恥，深可笑也。 > A Hīnayāna treatise says: “Reverence takes modesty as its essence. Because my own virtue is slight and the objective realm before me is exalted, I therefore practice reverence.” Nowadays, conversely, people lack modesty and feel no shame, which is deeply laughable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.15) - [Next: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.17) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896~en-mt.1.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1896.1.16) · Pramāṇa