[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) › 8.84 # 諸經要集 8.84 諸經要集 8.84 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.84) 又增一阿含經云。爾時世尊告諸比丘。有四梵福。云何為四。若有信人。未曾起偷婆處（塔是）於中能起偷婆者。是初受梵天之福。若有信人能補治故寺者。是謂第二受梵天之福。若有信人能和合聖眾者。是謂第三受梵天之福。若佛初轉法輪時。諸天世人勸請轉法輪。是謂第四受梵天之福。爾時有異比丘。白世尊言。梵天之福竟為多少。世尊告曰。閻浮里地。眾生所有功德。如是展轉從四天上。至他化自在天之福。故不如一梵天王之福。若求其福。此是其量也。 > Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama says: At that time, the Bhagavat addressed the bhikṣus: "There are four kinds of Brahmā-merit. What are the four? If a faithful person can erect a stūpa (that is, a pagoda) where no stūpa has ever been built, this is receiving the first Brahmā-merit. If a faithful person can repair an old monastery, this is called receiving the second Brahmā-merit. If a faithful person can bring harmony to the noble assembly, this is called receiving the third Brahmā-merit. When a Buddha first turns the wheel of the Dharma, if devas and humans urge and request the turning of the wheel of the Dharma, this is called receiving the fourth Brahmā-merit." At that time, a certain bhikṣu said to the Bhagavat: "Just how great is the merit of Brahmā?" The Bhagavat replied: "The merit of all sentient beings on the earth of Jambudvīpa, and so on progressively from the Four Heavenly Kings up to the Paranirmitavaśavartin Heaven, is still not equal to the merit of a single Brahmā king. If you seek its measure, this is its amount." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.83) - [Next: 8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.85) - [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.8.84) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.8.84) · Pramāṇa