[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) › 24.25 # 法苑珠林 24.25 法苑珠林 24.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.25) 三千大千界　珍寶滿其中 以此用布施　所得功德少 若說一偈法　功德為甚多 三界諸樂具　盡持施一人 不如一偈施　功德為最勝 此功德勝彼　能離諸苦惱 若河沙世界　珍寶滿其中 以施諸如來　不如一法施 施寶福雖多　不及一法施 一偈福尚勝　況多難思議 > "If a trichiliocosm / Were filled with rare jewels, / And one used them in giving, / The merit obtained would be slight. / If one expounds a single verse of Dharma, / The merit is exceedingly vast. / If all the pleasure-yielding things in the three realms / Were fully taken and given to one person, / It would not equal the gift of a single verse: / Its merit is the most supreme. / This merit surpasses that, / Being able to leave behind all suffering and affliction. / If worlds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges / Were filled with rare jewels, / And given to all Tathāgatas, / It would not equal a single gift of Dharma. / Although the blessings of giving jewels are many, / They do not equal a single gift of Dharma. / The blessings of one verse are already superior; / How much more so many, difficult to conceive!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.24) - [Next: 24.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.26) - [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.24.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.25) · Pramāṇa