法苑珠林 41.52

English (machine translation) 41.52

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41.52

"What is called the mark of an elder / Does not necessarily depend on years of age. / With an emaciated body, white beard and hair, / One is merely old in vain, lacking virtue within. / One who can abandon the fruit of sins and blessings, / Diligently practicing brahma-faring, / Having transcended all dharmas— / Such a one is named an elder."

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese