[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) › 42.13 # 法苑珠林 42.13 法苑珠林 42.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [42.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.13) 又灌佛形像經云。佛告大眾。世人多有發意求所願者。布施之日不計多少。趣使充饒。事業畢竟。殘有餚饌噉食不盡。皆當送與守寺中持法沙門眾僧。自共分之。以出物時當望生福。不應各各競分歸與妻子。是為種於石上根株焦盡終無生時。今以布施者。餘福重以施僧。是為施一得萬倍報。 > Furthermore, the Sūtra on Bathing Buddha Images states: 'The Buddha told the great assembly: "Many people in the world give rise to the intention to seek their wishes. On the day of giving, without calculating the quantity, they make it abundant. When the task is completed and there are remaining delicacies and food not finished, they should all be sent to the bhikṣu saṃgha who guard the temple and uphold the Dharma, so that they may share it among themselves. When dispensing goods, one should look forward to producing merit; they should not each contend to divide them and take them home to their wives and children. This would be like planting on rock, where the roots are parched and scorched, never having a time to sprout. Now, as for those who give: with the surplus merit, give again to the saṃgha; this is giving one and obtaining a ten-thousand-fold retribution."' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.12) - [Next: 42.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.14) - [Up: 42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.42.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.13) · Pramāṇa