[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) › 55.22 # 法苑珠林 55.22 法苑珠林 55.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [55.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.22) 假以馬百匹　金銀校鞍勒 持用惠施人　不如杓飯汁 設以七寶車　載滿諸珍奇 杓飯汁施佛　其福過於彼 若施白象百　明珠瓔珞飾 供佛一杓汁　其福超彼上 如轉輪聖王　普賢玉女后 端正無有比　七寶瓔珞身 如是之妙類　其數各有百 悉以配施人　不如一杓汁 > "Supposing with a hundred horses / adorned with saddles and bridles of gold and silver, > one gave them in charity to others— / that would not equal a ladle of rice broth. > Even if with carts of the seven jewels / loaded full of every rare treasure, > one gave a ladle of rice broth to the Buddha, / the merit thereof would surpass that. > If one gave a hundred white elephants / adorned with bright pearls and necklaces, > yet made an offering of a ladle of broth to the Buddha, / the merit thereof would far exceed it. > Even if like a wheel-turning sage king's / jade woman and queen, Puxian, / beautiful without peer, / her body adorned with necklaces of the seven jewels— > of such wondrous sorts, / there were a hundred of each, > and all were given to others, / that would not equal a ladle of broth." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 55.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.21) - [Next: 55.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.23) - [Up: 55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.55.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛說心明經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.22) · Pramāṇa