[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) › 41.60 # 法苑珠林 41.60 法苑珠林 41.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.60) 譬如以蚊嘴　猶可測海底 一切天與人　無能量僧者 僧以功德貴　猶尚不分別 而汝以年歲　稱量諸大德 大小生於智　不在於老少 有智勤精進　雖少而是老 懈怠無智慧　雖老而是少 > "Just as with a mosquito's proboscis / One might still sound the ocean floor, / So among all devas and humans, / None can measure the saṃgha. / The saṃgha is precious through its virtue, / Yet it still does not discriminate; / And you, by years of age, / Weigh all the great virtues! / Great and small arise from wisdom; / They do not lie in age or youth. / One endowed with wisdom who is diligent and vigorous, / Though young, is an elder; / One who is indolent and without wisdom, / Though old, is young." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.59) - [Next: 41.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.61) - [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.41.60) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.45) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.60) · Pramāṇa