[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) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 8.11 # 摩訶止觀 8.11 摩訶止觀 8.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.11) 若爾，五百羅漢何以分別？為持佛法，作眾導首，通種種難，須廣分別。今正入道，力所未暇，亦於觀非急，但總知四分糞穢，勤而棄之。若從空入假時，當委悉分別。 > If so, why did the five hundred arhats distinguish them? To uphold the Buddha's Dharma, serve as leaders of the assembly, and resolve various difficulties, they had to distinguish them broadly. Now, as one is just entering the path, one does not have the capacity, nor is it urgent for contemplation; one need only know generally the four divisions of dung and filth and strive to discard them. When entering the provisional from emptiness, one should distinguish them in detail. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.10) - [Next: 8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.12) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.8.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.8.11) · Pramāṇa