[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) › 71.16 # 法苑珠林 71.16 法苑珠林 71.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [71.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.71.16) 悲心施一人　功德大如地 為己施一切　得報如芥子 救一厄難人　勝餘一切施 眾星雖有光　不如一明月 > "Giving to a single person with a compassionate mind / yields merit as vast as the earth; / giving to all beings for one's own sake / brings retribution like a mustard seed. / Rescuing a single person in distress / surpasses all other giving: / though the many stars have light, / they do not equal the one bright moon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 71.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.71.15) - [Next: 71.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.71.17) - [Up: 71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.71) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.71.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.71.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.71.16) · Pramāṇa