[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 20.12 # 法苑珠林 20.12 法苑珠林 20.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.12) 又菩薩本行經云。正使化無數億計人成辟支佛。有人百歲四事供養。功德甚多。不如有人以歡喜心一四句偈讚歎如來功德無量。 > Furthermore, the Sūtra on the Bodhisattva's Past Practices says: 'Even if one were to transform countless koṭis of people so that they became pratyekabuddhas, and someone provided them with the four requisites of offerings for a hundred years, their merit would be exceedingly great; yet it would not equal someone who, with a joyful mind, praises the Tathāgata with a single four-line verse, whose merit is immeasurable.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.11) - [Next: 20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.13) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.20.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.12) · Pramāṇa