[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) › 83.13 # 法苑珠林 83.13 法苑珠林 83.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.13) 所謂長老者　未必𩮜鬚髮 雖復年齒長　不免於惡行 若有見諦法　無害於群前 捨諸穢惡行　此名為長老 我今謂長老　未必先出家 修其善本業　分別於正行 設有年幼少　諸根無漏缺 此謂名長老　分別正法行 > "One who is called an elder / Does not necessarily have shaved hair and beard; > Even though one's years are advanced, / One is not exempt from evil conduct. > If someone sees the truth of the Dharma, / Harms no one among the multitude, > And abandons all defiled and evil conduct, / He is called an elder. > What I now call an elder / Is not necessarily one who went forth first; > One who cultivates the fundamental good karma / And distinguishes correct conduct, > Even if he is young in years, / If his faculties have no leaks or flaws, > He is called an elder / Who distinguishes the practice of the true Dharma." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.12) - [Next: 83.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.14) - [Up: 83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.83.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.30.2.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.13) · Pramāṇa