[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) › 20.7 # 法苑珠林 20.7 法苑珠林 20.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.7) 仰惟。大覺之慈至極之聖。宿祐嘉運冥感應期。聞名致敬則勝業肇於須臾。憑心相化則妙果成於曠劫。故五十三佛聲益微塵之前。三千至真光鑠河沙之後。二十五佛功利救苦之厄。娑婆七寶不逮一禮之福。雖合掌之因似賒。而樹王之報漸及。故知禮拜稱讚豈虛棄功。虔誠呈敬冥益福利。故智度論云。若菩薩未入法位。遠離佛法壞諸善根。設在煩惱自不能度。安能度人。是故不應遠離諸佛。譬如嬰兒不離其母。行路不離糧食。熱時不離涼風。寒時不離暖火。度水不離堅船。病苦不離良醫。是故菩薩常不離佛。何以故。父母親友人天王等。不能益我度諸苦海。唯佛世尊令我出苦。是故常念不離諸佛也。 > Respectfully contemplating: the compassion of the Greatly Awakened and the holiness of the Utmost Culmination, with past blessings and fortunate destinies, secretly resonate in accordance with the time. Hearing the names and paying homage, superior karma is initiated in an instant; relying on the mind to transform one another, the marvelous fruit is achieved across vast kalpas. Thus, the sounds of the fifty-three Buddhas benefited \[beings\] before the dust motes; the light of the three thousand consummate realities shone resplendently behind the sands of the Gaṅgā. The efficacy of the twenty-five Buddhas rescues from the distress of suffering; the seven treasures of the Sahā world do not equal the blessing of a single homage. Although the cause of joining one's palms seems remote, the retribution of the tree king gradually approaches. Therefore, we know that paying homage and singing praises never waste merit; sincerely presenting respect secretly yields welfare and benefit. Hence the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra states: “If a bodhisattva has not yet entered the stage of the Dharma, being far removed from the Buddha-Dharma destroys roots of goodness; if dwelling in defilements, they cannot even save themselves, how could they save others? Therefore, they should not be far removed from the Buddhas. Just as an infant does not leave its mother, a traveler on the road does not leave provisions, during heat one does not leave the cool breeze, during cold one does not leave a warm fire, crossing water one does not leave a sturdy boat, and suffering from illness one does not leave an excellent physician, so too a bodhisattva never leaves the Buddhas. Why is this? Parents, relatives, friends, gods, human kings, and the like cannot benefit me in crossing the sea of suffering; only the Buddha, the World-Honoured One, causes me to escape suffering. Therefore, one should constantly be mindful never to leave the Buddhas.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.6) - [Next: 20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.8) - [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.20.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.20.7) · Pramāṇa