[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 11.40 # 諸經要集 11.40 諸經要集 11.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.11.40) 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　不如一月明 > "Giving to a single person with a compassionate mind > Yields merit as great as the earth; > Giving to all for one's own sake > Yields a retribution like a mustard seed. > Rescuing a single person in distress > Surpasses all other giving; > Though all the stars have light, > They do not equal the brightness of the single moon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.11.39) - [Next: 11.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.11.41) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.11.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.11.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.11.40) · Pramāṇa