[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) › 2.18 # 諸經要集 2.18 諸經要集 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.18) 又金光明經云。說法者有五種事。一者法施彼我兼利。財施不爾。二者法施能令眾生出於三界。財施者不出欲界。三者法施利益法身。財施之者長養色身。四者法施增長無窮。財施必有竭盡。五者法施能斷無明。財施唯伏貪心。故知財施不及法也。就法施中自有階漸。若有所解不用他知。恐他勝己祕而不說。則自未來常不聞法。 > Furthermore, the Suvarṇaprabhāsa-sūtra says: "Those who preach the Dharma have five qualities. First, the gift of the Dharma benefits both oneself and others, while the gift of material wealth does not. Second, the gift of the Dharma can cause sentient beings to emerge from the three realms, while the gift of material wealth does not take them out of the desire realm. Third, the gift of the Dharma benefits the dharmakāya, while the gift of material wealth merely nourishes the physical body. Fourth, the gift of the Dharma increases inexhaustibly, while the gift of material wealth is bound to run out. Fifth, the gift of the Dharma can cut off ignorance, while the gift of material wealth only suppresses greed." Thus we know that material giving does not equal \[the giving of\] the Dharma. Within the gift of the Dharma itself, there are gradations: if someone has an understanding and does not want others to know it, fearing that others will surpass them and concealing it without speaking, then throughout their future lives they will never hear the Dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.19) - [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.2.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.18) · Pramāṇa