[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) › 2.16 # 諸經要集 2.16 諸經要集 2.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.16) 先自修行法　然後教餘人 乃可作是言　汝隨我所行 身自行不善　安能令彼善 自不得寂滅　何能令人寂 > First cultivate the teaching oneself, > and only then instruct others; > one may then make this statement: > "Follow what I practice." > If oneself acts unwholesomely, > how could one cause another to be wholesome? > If oneself has not attained tranquil cessation, > how could one cause another to be tranquil? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.15) - [Next: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.17) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.2.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [十住毘婆沙論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.dasabhumika!vibhasa*zh-kumarajiva.7.54) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.16) · Pramāṇa