[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) › 48.53 # 法苑珠林 48.53 法苑珠林 48.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.53) 雖誦千言　不行何益　不如一聞 勤修得益　雖誦千言　句義不正 不如一要　聞可滅意　雖誦千言 不義何益　不如一義　聞行得度 雖誦千言　不敬何益　不如一行 欣樂奉修　雖誦千言　我心不滅 不如一句　捨憍放逸　雖誦千言 求名逾著　不如一說　棄執離著 雖誦千言　不欲除罪　不如一文 去離生死　雖誦千言　色情逾固 不如一解　心境忘懷　雖誦千言 不求出世　不如一寤　絕離三界 雖誦千言　不存悲智　不如一聽 自他兩利 > Though one recites a thousand words, / If one does not practice, what is the benefit? / It is not as good as hearing once, / Diligently cultivating and attaining benefit. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If the phrases and meanings are not right, / It is not as good as one essential point, / Which, when heard, can extinguish \[deluded\] thoughts. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If there is no righteousness, what is the benefit? / It is not as good as a single meaning, / Which, when heard and practiced, brings salvation. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If there is no respect, what is the benefit? / It is not as good as a single practice, / Joyfully upheld and cultivated. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If the notion of 'I' is not eradicated, / It is not as good as a single sentence / Abandoning arrogance and indolence. / Though one recites a thousand words, / Seeking fame ever more clinging, / It is not as good as a single exposition / Relinquishing attachment and parting from grasping. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If one does not wish to eliminate sins, / It is not as good as a single text / For parting from birth and death. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If physical passions grow even firmer, / It is not as good as a single realization / In which mind and objective realm forget all thought. / Though one recites a thousand words, / Without seeking to transcend the world, / It is not as good as a single awakening / Utterly severing oneself from the three realms. / Though one recites a thousand words, / Free of compassion and wisdom, / It is not as good as hearing once, / Benefiting both oneself and others. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.52) - [Next: 48.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.54) - [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.48.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.53) · Pramāṇa