[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) › 24.8 # 法苑珠林 24.8 法苑珠林 24.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.8) 又十誦律云。有五種人。問法皆不應為說。一試問。二無疑問。三不為悔所犯故問。四不受語故問。五詰難故問。並不得答。若前人實有好心。不具前意。為欲生善滅惡者。法師隨機方便好心為說。若自解未明。或於法有疑者。則不得為說。恐令前人有錯傳之失。彼此得罪。 > Furthermore, the \*Ten Recitations Vinaya\* states: There are five kinds of people for whom, when they ask about the Dharma, one should not preach: first, asking to test; second, asking without doubt; third, asking not for the sake of repenting an offense; fourth, asking without intending to accept the instruction; fifth, asking to interrogate and challenge. For all of these, one must not answer. If the person truly has good intentions, is devoid of the aforementioned intentions, and wishes to generate good and eliminate evil, the Dharma master should skillfully adapt to the capacity and with good intentions preach for him. If his own understanding is not yet clear, or if he harbors doubts regarding the Dharma, he must not preach, lest he cause the other person to suffer the error of misinterpreting and transmitting it falsely, so that both incur guilt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.7) - [Next: 24.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.9) - [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.24.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.24.8) · Pramāṇa