[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) › 5.39 # 諸經要集 5.39 諸經要集 5.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.39) 所謂長老相　不必以年耆 形瘦鬢髮白　空老內無德 能捨罪福果　精進行梵行 已離一切法　是名為長老 > "What is called the mark of an elder / Does not necessarily consist in advanced age. / With emaciated form and white temples and hair, / One is merely old in vain, devoid of virtue within. / One who can abandon the fruits of sin and blessing, / Vigorously practices the holy life, / And has become detached from all dharmas— / Such a one is called an elder." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.38) - [Next: 5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.40) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.5.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大智度論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita.pancavimsatisahasrika!mahaprajnaparamitopadesa*zh-kumarajiva.22.123) — Classical Chinese - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.52) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.39) · Pramāṇa