[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) › 51.15 # 法苑珠林 51.15 法苑珠林 51.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [51.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.15) 又四分律。親友意者。要具七法方成親友。一難作能作。二難與能與。三難忍能忍。四密事相告。五互相覆藏。六遭苦不捨。七貧賤不輕。如是七法人能行者。是親善友。應親附之。又莊嚴論佛說偈云。 > Furthermore, according to the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya, regarding the mindset of an intimate friend, one must possess seven dharmas before becoming an intimate friend: first, being able to do what is hard to do; second, being able to give what is hard to give; third, being able to endure what is hard to endure; fourth, confiding confidential matters; fifth, concealing each other's secrets; sixth, not abandoning one another in times of distress; seventh, not despising one another in poverty and low station. If a person can practice these seven dharmas, he is an intimate and good friend, and one should draw close to him. Furthermore, in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra, the Buddha spoke a verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 51.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.14) - [Next: 51.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.16) - [Up: 51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.51.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.15) · Pramāṇa