[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) › 48.37 # 法苑珠林 48.37 法苑珠林 48.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.37) 士有信行　為聖所譽　樂無為者 一切縛解　比方世利　惠信為明 是財上寶　家產非常　欲見諸真 樂聽講法　能捨慳妬　此之謂信 無信不習　好駁正言　如拙取水 掘泉揚泥　賢夫習智　樂仰清淨 如善取水　要冷不擾　信不染他 莫如斯載　如大象調　自調最勝 信財戒財　慚愧亦財　聞財施財 慧為七財　生有此財　不問男女 終以不貪　賢者識真 > When a person possesses the practice of faith, / They are praised by the noble ones. / Those who delight in the unconditioned / Are liberated from all bonds. / Compared with worldly gain, / Wisdom and faith are illumination; / They are the supreme treasure among wealth, / While household property is impermanent. / Wishing to see the true ones, / Delighting in listening to expositions of the Dharma, / Able to renounce stinginess and jealousy: / This is what is called faith. / Without faith, one does not train, / Fond of refuting upright words; / Like an inept person drawing water, / Who digs a well and stirs up mud. / The worthy person cultivates wisdom, / Delighting in looking up to purity; / Like one who draws water skillfully, / It is surely cold and undisturbed. / Faith is not stained by others; / Nothing is like this vehicle. / Just as a great elephant is tamed, / Self-taming is supreme. / The wealth of faith, the wealth of morality, / Moral shame and remorse are also wealth; / The wealth of hearing, the wealth of giving, / And wisdom constitute the seven wealths. / If one possesses this wealth in life, / Regardless of male or female, / They will ultimately be free of greed; / The wise person recognizes truth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.36) - [Next: 48.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.38) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.48.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法句經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-weiqinan.1.19) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.37) · Pramāṇa