[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) › 2.23 # 諸經要集 2.23 諸經要集 2.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.23) 夫欲聽法。要須真心。敬法重人。至誠出離。不希人天。有為之法。故阿含經佛說偈云。 > When one wishes to listen to the Dharma, one must have a true mind, respect the Dharma and revere the person \[teaching it\], and with utmost sincerity seek transcendence, not longing for human or heavenly conditioned states. Therefore, in the Āgama-sūtras the Buddha spoke a verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.22) - [Next: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.24) - [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.2.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.23) · Pramāṇa