[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) › 9.12 # 諸經要集 9.12 諸經要集 9.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.12) 又佛本行經云。爾時世尊又共長老難陀。至於一賣香底。見彼底上有諸香裹。見已即告長老難陀。作如是言。難陀。汝來取此底上諸香裹物。難陀爾時即依佛教。於彼邸上取諸香裹。佛告難陀。汝於漏剋一移之頃。捉持香裹。然後放地。爾時長老難陀。聞佛如此語已。手執此香。於一剋間還放地上。爾時佛告長老難陀。汝今當自嗅於手看。爾時難陀聞佛語已。即嗅自手。佛語難陀。汝嗅此手作何等氣。白佛言。世尊。其手香氣微妙無量。佛告難陀。如是如是。若人親近諸善知識。恒常共居隨順染習。相親近故。必定當得廣大名聞。爾時世尊因此事故。而說偈言。 > Furthermore, the Fo benxing jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇa-sūtra) says: 'At that time, the Bhagavat, together with the Elder Nanda, went to a shop selling incense. Seeing many bundles of incense in that shop, having seen them, he then told the Elder Nanda, speaking thus: "Nanda, come and take these bundles of incense from this shop." At that time, Nanda, following the Buddha's instruction, took the bundles of incense from that shop. The Buddha told Nanda: "Hold these bundles of incense for the duration of a single tick of the water clock, and then place them on the ground." At that time, the Elder Nanda, having heard the Buddha speak in this way, held this incense in his hands, and after a moment placed them back on the ground. At that time, the Buddha told the Elder Nanda: "Now you should smell your own hands and see." At that time, Nanda, having heard the Buddha's words, smelled his own hands. The Buddha said to Nanda: "What scent does your hand have when you smell it?" He said to the Buddha: "Bhagavat, the fragrance of the hands is wondrous and boundless." The Buddha told Nanda: "Just so, just so. If a person draws close to good spiritual friends, constantly dwelling together and becoming imbued and habituated in accord with them, because of drawing close to each other, they will certainly attain vast and great renown."' At that time, on account of this matter, the Bhagavat spoke a verse, saying: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.11) - [Next: 9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.13) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.9.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.12) · Pramāṇa