[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) › 5.45 # 諸經要集 5.45 諸經要集 5.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.45) 譬如以蚊嘴　猶可測海底 一切天與人　無能量僧者 僧以功德貴　猶尚不分別 而汝以年歲　稱量諸大德 大小生於智　不在於老少 有智勤精進　雖少而是老 懈怠無智慧　雖老而是少 汝今平量僧　是則為大失 > Just as with a mosquito’s beak > one might yet measure the ocean’s bottom, > so of all gods and humans, > none can fathom the Saṅgha. > The Saṅgha is noble by virtue of its merits, > which yet cannot be distinguished \[by outward appearances\]; > yet you, by mere years of age, > weigh and measure these venerable ones! > Greatness and smallness arise from wisdom; > they do not consist in old age or youth. > One who has wisdom and strives with diligence, > though young, is truly old; > one who is indolent and without wisdom, > though old, is truly young. > Your measuring of the Saṅgha today > is indeed a great loss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.44) - [Next: 5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.46) - [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.5.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [大智度論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita.pancavimsatisahasrika!mahaprajnaparamitopadesa*zh-kumarajiva.22.133) — Classical Chinese - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.60) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.45) · Pramāṇa