[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) › 24.44 # 法苑珠林 24.44 法苑珠林 24.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.44) 又寶雲經云。不以財施供養於佛。何以故。如來法身不待財施。唯以法施供養於佛。為具佛道。以法供養為最第一。 > Furthermore, the Ratnamegha Sūtra states: “One does not make offerings to the Buddha with material gifts. Why is this? The Tathāgata's dharmakāya does not depend on material gifts; one makes offerings to the Buddha only through the gift of the Dharma. To complete the Buddha path, making offerings with the Dharma is supreme and foremost.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.43) - [Next: 24.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.45) - [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.24.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.44) · Pramāṇa