[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) › 82.24 # 法苑珠林 82.24 法苑珠林 82.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [82.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.24) 汝真是比丘　實是苦行者 號爾為沙門　汝實稱斯名 由汝德力故　眾伴及財寶 得免大海難　一切安隱出 汝言誓堅固　敬順佛所說 汝是大勝人　能除眾患難 我今當云何　而不加擁護 見諦能持戒　斯事不為難 凡夫不毀禁　此乃名希有 比丘處安隱　清淨自謹慎 能不毀禁戒　此亦未為難 未獲於道迹　處於大悑畏 捨己所愛命　護持佛教戒 難為而能為　此最為希有 > "'You are truly a bhikṣu; > You are truly an ascetic. > Calling you a śramaṇa— > You truly match this title. > Due to the power of your virtue, > Your company of companions and their wealth and jewels > Were able to escape the calamity of the great ocean, > And all came forth in peace and safety. > Your words and vows are steadfast, > Respectfully complying with what the Buddha spoke. > You are a great, superior person, > Able to eliminate multitude of afflictions and perils. > How could I now > Not offer you protection? > To uphold the precepts when seeing the truth— > This matter is not difficult; > For an ordinary being not to break the prohibitions— > This is called rare indeed. > For a bhikṣu abiding in safety and peace, > To be pure and self-vigilant, > Being able not to break the restrictive precepts— > This too is not yet difficult. > Not yet having attained the trace of the Way, > Yet placed in great fear and terror, > To abandon the life one loves > To guard and uphold the Buddha's teachings and precepts, > Doing what is difficult to do— > This is the most rare of all.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 82.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.23) - [Next: 82.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.25) - [Up: 82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.82.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.82.24) · Pramāṇa