[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) › 3.40 # 諸經要集 3.40 諸經要集 3.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.40) 述曰。依如西域。凡有士女既到伽藍。至寺門外慶以所遇。先整衣服總設一禮。入寺門已復設一拜。然後安庠直進。不得左右顧盻。故涅槃經云。往僧坊者有其七法。一者生信。二者禮拜。三者聽法。四者至心。五者思義。六者如說行。七者迴向大乘。利安多人住是七善。最勝最上不可譬喻。 > The author states: According to \[the custom in\] the Western Regions, whenever men or women arrive at a saṅghārāma, having reached outside the monastery gate, they rejoice in what they have encountered. First, they tidy their clothes and make a general prostration. Having entered the monastery gate, they make another prostration. Then they advance straight forward with calm dignity, not looking to the left or right. Therefore, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra says: "There are seven practices for those who go to a monastery: first, generating faith; second, making prostrations; third, listening to the Dharma; fourth, utmost sincerity; fifth, contemplating the meaning; sixth, practicing according to what was taught; seventh, dedicating \[the merit\] to the Great Vehicle (Mahāyāna). Benefiting and bringing peace to many people, abiding in these seven virtues is supreme and unexcelled, beyond compare." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.39) - [Next: 3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.41) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.3.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.40) · Pramāṇa