[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) › [釋禪波羅蜜次第法門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916) › 2.38 # 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.38 釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.38) 夫懺悔者，懺名懺謝三寶及一切眾生，悔名慚愧，改過求哀。我今此罪，若得滅者，於將來時，寧失身命，終不更造如斯苦業。如比丘白佛：「我寧抱是熾然大火，終不敢毀犯如來淨戒。」生如是心，唯願三寶證明攝受，是名懺悔。復次，懺名外不覆藏，悔則內心剋責；懺名知罪為惡，悔則恐受其報。如是眾多，今不廣說，舉要言之，若能知法虛妄，永息惡業，修行善道，是名懺悔。 > Now, as for repentance: \*kṣama\* (repent) means to seek forgiveness from the Three Jewels and all sentient beings; \*paścāttāpa\* (regret) means to feel shame and remorse, reform one's errors, and plead for pity. \[One resolves:\] 'If this guilt of mine can now be eliminated, then in the future, I would rather lose body and life than ever again create such miserable karma.' As a monk said to the Buddha: 'I would rather embrace this blazing great fire than ever dare to violate the Tathāgata's pure precepts.' Generating such a mind, one prays only that the Three Jewels bear witness and take one in—this is called repentance. Furthermore, \*kṣama\* means not concealing outwardly, while \*paścāttāpa\* means reproaching oneself internally; \*kṣama\* means knowing guilt to be evil, while \*paścāttāpa\* means dreading receiving its retribution. There are many such explanations, which will not be elaborated now; to state the essentials, if one can know phenomena to be deceptive and vain, permanently cease evil karma, and cultivate the wholesome path, this is called repentance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.37) - [Next: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.39) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916~en-mt.2.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1916.2.38) · Pramāṇa