[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) › 45.40 # 法苑珠林 45.40 法苑珠林 45.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [45.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.40) 又百喻經云。譬如有人磨一大石勤加功力。經歷日月。作小戲牛。用功既重所期甚輕。世間之人亦復如是。磨大石者喻於學問精勤勞苦。作小牛者喻於名聞互相是非。夫為學者。研思精微博通多識。宜應履行遠求勝果。方求名譽憍慢貢高增長過患。 > Furthermore, the Sūtra of a Hundred Parables says: For example, suppose a man grinds a large stone, diligently exerting effort, passing through months and days, only to make a small toy ox. His exertion of effort was heavy, but what he aimed for was trifling. People of the world are also like this: grinding the large stone is a metaphor for studying and inquiring with diligent and painful labor; making the small ox is a metaphor for seeking fame and disputing right and wrong with one another. Those who pursue learning should deliberate with precision and subtlety, attaining broad understanding and vast knowledge; they ought to put it into practice and seek superior fruits from afar. If they merely seek reputation, arrogance, and haughtiness, their faults and troubles will only increase. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 45.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.39) - [Next: 45.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.41) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.45.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [百喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.upama.upamasataka*zh-gunavrddhi.3.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.40) · Pramāṇa