[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) › 20.71 # 法苑珠林 20.71 法苑珠林 20.71 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.71) 若欲禮佛者　過去及當來 說於現在中　當觀於空法 若欲禮佛者　過去及當來 現在及諸佛　當計於無我 善業以先禮　最初無過者 空無解脫門　此是禮佛義 若欲禮佛者　當來及過去 當觀空無法　此名禮佛義 > "If one wishes to pay homage to the Buddhas / of the past and the future, > \[and to those who\] preach in the present, / one should contemplate the dharma of emptiness. > If one wishes to pay homage to the Buddhas / of the past and the future, > and the Buddhas of the present, / one should consider non-self. > Paying homage first through wholesome karma / is initially without fault; > the gate of liberation through emptiness and nothingness— / this is the meaning of paying homage to the Buddha. > If one wishes to pay homage to the Buddhas / of the future and the past, > one should contemplate the dharma of emptiness and non-existence; / this is called the meaning of paying homage to the Buddha." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.70) - [Next: 20.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.72) - [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.20.71) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.71) · Pramāṇa