[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) › 30.38 # 法苑珠林 30.38 法苑珠林 30.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [30.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.30.38) 佛言。善男子。我佛法中亦有六方。所謂六波羅蜜。東方即是檀那。何以故。始初出者。為出智慧光因緣故。彼東方者屬眾生心。若有眾生能供養彼檀。則為增長壽命與財。南方即是尸羅。何以故。尸羅名之為右。若人供養亦得增長壽命與財。西方即是羼提。何以故。彼西方者名之為後。一切惡法棄於後故。若有供養則得增長壽命與財。北方即是毘梨。何以故。北方名號勝諸惡法。若人供養亦得增長命之與財。下方即是禪定。何以故。能正觀察三惡道故。若人供養亦得增長命之與財。上方即是般若。何以故。上方即是無上。無上故。若有供養則得增長命之與財。善男子。是六方者。屬眾生心。非如外道六師所說。如是六方誰能供養。善男子。唯有菩薩乃能供養。 > The Buddha said, "Good son, within my Buddha-Dharma there are also six directions, namely, the six pāramitās. The eastern direction is dāna. Why? Because it emerges first, serving as the cause and condition for bringing forth the light of wisdom. That eastern direction belongs to the minds of sentient beings. If there are sentient beings who are able to make offerings to that dāna, then they will increase their life and wealth. The southern direction is śīla. Why? Śīla is called the right side. If a person makes offerings \[to it\], they will also obtain an increase in life and wealth. The western direction is kṣānti. Why? That western direction is called the behind, because all bad phenomena are cast behind. If one makes offerings \[to it\], then one will obtain an increase in life and wealth. The northern direction is vīrya. Why? The title of the northern direction is 'superior to all bad phenomena.' If a person makes offerings \[to it\], they will also obtain an increase in life and wealth. The nadir is dhyāna-concentration. Why? Because it can properly observe the three bad destinies. If a person makes offerings \[to it\], they will also obtain an increase in life and wealth. The zenith is prajñā. Why? The zenith is the unsurpassable; because it is unsurpassable, if one makes offerings \[to it\], one will obtain an increase in life and wealth. Good son, these six directions belong to the minds of sentient beings, and are not like what the six non-Buddhist teachers say. Who is able to make offerings to such six directions? Good son, only bodhisattvas are able to make offerings \[to them\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 30.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.30.37) - [Next: 30.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.30.39) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.30.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.30.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.30.38) · Pramāṇa