[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) › 2.7 # 諸經要集 2.7 諸經要集 2.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.7) 夫法師升座。先須禮敬三寶。自淨其心。觀時擇人。具慈悲意。救生利物。然後為說。故報恩經云。聽者坐說者立。不應為說若聽者求說者過。不應為說。若聽者依人不依法。依字不依義。依不了義經不依了義經。依識不依智。並不應為說。何以故。是人不能恭敬諸佛菩薩清淨法故。若說尊重於法。聽法之人亦生宗敬。至心聽受不生輕慢。是名清淨說。 > When a Dharma master ascends the seat, he must first pay homage to the Triratna, purify his own mind, observe the time and select the audience, have the intention of compassion, and rescue and benefit living beings; only then should he preach. Therefore the Bao'en jing says: 'If the listener sits while the preacher stands, one should not preach for him. If the listener seeks faults in the preacher, one should not preach for him. If the listener relies on the person and not on the Dharma, relies on the letter and not on the meaning, relies on sūtras of provisional meaning and not on sūtras of definitive meaning, relies on consciousness and not on wisdom, for all such one should not preach. Why? Because such a person cannot venerate the pure Dharma of all the buddhas and bodhisattvas. If one preaches with respect for the Dharma, the listener will also give rise to reverence and listen with earnest mind without giving rise to disdain. This is called pure preaching.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.8) - [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.2.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.2.7) · Pramāṇa