[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) › 8.118 # 諸經要集 8.118 諸經要集 8.118 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.118) 又華手經云。佛告舍利弗。菩薩有四法。終不退轉無上菩提。何等為四。一者若見塔廟毀壞。當加修治。若塊若泥乃至一塼。二者若於四衢道中多人觀處。起塔造像。為作念佛善福之緣。塔中畫作若轉法輪。及出家相。乃至雙樹入涅槃相。三者若見有比丘僧二部諍訟。勤求方便令其和合。四者若見佛法欲壞。能讀誦說乃至一偈。令法不絕。為護法故。敬養法師。專心護法不惜身命。菩薩若成是四法者。世世當作轉輪聖王。得大身力如那羅延。捨四天下而行出家。能得隨意修四梵行。命終生天作大梵王。乃至究竟成無上道。是故智者。欲求佛道當作是學。 > The Kuśalamūlasaṃparigraha-sūtra also states: "The Buddha told Śāriputra: 'A bodhisattva has four practices through which they will never regress from anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi. What are the four? First, if they see stūpas and shrines ruined, they should repair and restore them, even if with a clod of earth, mud, or a single brick. Second, if at crossroads and public places where many gather to view, they erect stūpas and make images, creating wholesome causes of merit for buddhānusmṛti, painting within the stūpas depictions of the turning of the wheel of Dharma, the appearance of renouncing household life, and even entering nirvāṇa between the twin trees. Third, if they see the bhikṣu saṃgha divided into two factions quarreling, they diligently seek skillful means to bring about harmony. Fourth, if they see the Buddha's Dharma about to perish, they are able to read, recite, and explain even a single verse so that the Dharma does not end; for the sake of protecting the Dharma, they revere and make offerings to Dharma masters, single-mindedly protecting the Dharma without sparing body or life. If a bodhisattva accomplishes these four practices, from life to life they will become a wheel-turning sage king, possessing great bodily strength like Nārāyaṇa; abandoning the four continents to practice pravrajyā, they will be able to cultivate the four brahmacaryas at will; upon the end of life, they will be born in heaven as a great Brahmā king, ultimately attaining the unsurpassed Way. Therefore, a wise person who wishes to seek the Buddha Way should train in this manner.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.117) - [Next: 8.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.119) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.8.118) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.118) · Pramāṇa