[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) › 24.14 # 法苑珠林 24.14 法苑珠林 24.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.14) 雖誦千章　句義不正　不如一要 聞可滅意　雖誦千言　不義何益 不如一義　聞行可度　雖多誦經 不解何益　解一法句　行可得道 > "Though one chant a thousand chapters, / If the phrases and meanings are not correct, / It is not as good as a single essential: / Hearing it, one can extinguish mental \[defilements\]. / Though one chant a thousand words, / If they lack meaning, of what benefit are they? / It is not as good as a single meaningful phrase: / Hearing and practicing it, one can be delivered. / Though one recites many scriptures, / If one does not understand, of what benefit is it? / Understanding a single phrase of Dharma, / One can attain the Way through its practice." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.13) - [Next: 24.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.15) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.24.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.14) · Pramāṇa