[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) › 36.17 # 法苑珠林 36.17 法苑珠林 36.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [36.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.17) 如佛說華聚陀羅尼經云。佛言。若復有人於如來滅度之後。行於曠路見如來塔廟。能持一華一燈。若一團泥用塗像前。以用供養。乃至能持一錢施於佛像。為補治故。若以一掬水用灑佛塔除去不淨。以華香供養。舉足一步詣於塔寺。若一稱南無佛。欲使此人墮三惡道。百千萬劫終無是處。 > As the Sūtra of the Dhāraṇī of Flower Gathering Spoken by the Buddha states: The Buddha said, “Furthermore, if after the Tathāgata’s parinirvāṇa, someone traveling on an open road sees a Tathāgata stūpa or shrine, and is able to bring a single flower, a single lamp, or a lump of mud to apply before the image as an offering, or even can bring a single coin to give to the Buddha image for repairs, or if with a handful of water cleanses a Buddha stūpa to remove impurity, offers flowers and incense, raises a foot to take a step toward a stūpa or temple, or utters ‘Namo Buddhāya’ just once—for this person to fall into the three evil paths for hundreds of thousands of myriads of kalpas, there is utterly no such possibility.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 36.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.16) - [Next: 36.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.18) - [Up: 36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.36.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.36.17) · Pramāṇa