[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) › 53.41 # 法苑珠林 53.41 法苑珠林 53.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.41) 雖誦千章　句義不正　不如一要 聞可滅意　雖誦千言　不義何益 不如一義　聞行可度　雖多誦經 不解何益　解一法句　行可得道 > Though one recites a thousand chapters, / If the phrases and meanings are not correct, / They are not as good as a single essential point: / Hearing it, one can extinguish the mind. / Though one recites a thousand words, / If they are not righteous, what is the benefit? / They are not as good as a single righteous phrase: / Hearing and practicing it, one can cross over. / Though one recites scriptures extensively, / If one does not understand, what is the benefit? / Understanding a single phrase of the Dharma: / Practicing it, one can attain the Way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.40) - [Next: 53.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.42) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.41) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法句譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-faju.2.41) — Classical Chinese - [法句經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-weiqinan.1.61) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.41) · Pramāṇa