[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) › 41.52 # 法苑珠林 41.52 法苑珠林 41.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.52) 所謂長老相　不必以年耆 形瘦鬚髮白　空老內無德 能捨罪福果　精進行梵行 已離一切法　是名為長老 > "What is called the mark of an elder / Does not necessarily depend on years of age. / With an emaciated body, white beard and hair, / One is merely old in vain, lacking virtue within. / One who can abandon the fruit of sins and blessings, / Diligently practicing brahma-faring, / Having transcended all dharmas— / Such a one is named an elder." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.51) - [Next: 41.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.53) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.41.52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.39) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.52) · Pramāṇa