[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) › 45.42 # 法苑珠林 45.42 法苑珠林 45.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [45.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.42) 勤學第一道　勤問第一方 道逢羅剎難　背陰向太陽 > Diligent study is the foremost path; / Diligent inquiry is the foremost method. / Meeting the danger of a rākṣasa on the road, / One turns one's back to the shade and faces the bright sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 45.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.41) - [Next: 45.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.43) - [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.45.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.45.42) · Pramāṇa