[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) › [傳法正宗記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078) › 5.40 # 傳法正宗記 5.40 傳法正宗記 5.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.40) 師壽於百歲　八十而造非 為近至尊故　熏修而入道 雖具少智慧　而多有彼我 所見諸賢等　未嘗生珍敬 二十年功德　其心未恬靜 聰明輕慢故　而致至於此 得王不敬者　乃感果如是 自今不疎怠　不久成奇智 諸聖悉存心　如來亦復爾 > "The master’s life has spanned a hundred years; / At eighty, you committed wrongs. / It was because you drew close to the sovereign / That you perfumed your practice and entered the Way. / Although endowed with a little wisdom, / You held greatly to self and other; / Toward the worthy ones you encountered, / You never gave rise to cherished respect. / After twenty years of meritorious deeds, / Your mind was still not tranquil. / Through cleverness and condescension / You were brought to this pass. / To suffer the king’s disrespect / Was the karmic retribution thus incurred. / If from now on you are neither remiss nor negligent, / Before long you will accomplish extraordinary wisdom. / All sages preserve this in mind, / And the Tathāgata does so likewise." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.39) - [Next: 5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.41) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078~en-mt.5.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.3.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.5.40) · Pramāṇa