法苑珠林 24.26

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24.26

Furthermore, the Daśabhūmika-vibhāṣā says: Householders should practice the giving of wealth; renunciants should practice the giving of the Dharma. Why? The Dharma giving of householders does not equal that of renunciants, because those who listen to and receive the Dharma have shallow faith in householders. Moreover, householders possess much wealth, whereas renunciants are thoroughly versed in chanting and understanding the scriptures and teachings, explaining them to others fearlessly among the multitude—something householders cannot equal. Furthermore, causing listeners to give rise to reverence does not equal that of renunciants; and wishing to expound the Dharma to subdue the minds of others also does not equal renunciants. As the verse says:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese