[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) › [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121) › 25.25 # 經律異相 25.25 經律異相 25.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [25.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.25) 實語第一戒　實語昇天梯 實語小人大　妄語入地獄 我今守實語　寧棄身壽命 心無有悔恨 > "Truthful speech is the foremost precept; > Truthful speech is a ladder to ascend to heaven. > Truthful speech makes a small person great; > False speech leads into hell. > I now preserve truthful speech, > Preferring to cast away body and life, > With no regret in my mind." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.24) - [Next: 25.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.26) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121~en-mt.25.25) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大智度論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita.pancavimsatisahasrika!mahaprajnaparamitopadesa*zh-kumarajiva.4.210) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.25.25) · Pramāṇa