[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) › 9.16 # 諸經要集 9.16 諸經要集 9.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.16) 又四分律。親友意者。要具七法方成親友。一難作能作。二難與能與。三難忍能忍。四密事相告。五互相覆藏。六遭苦不捨。七貧賤不輕。如是七法。人能行者。是親善友應親附之。又大莊嚴論佛說偈言。 > Furthermore, in the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya, regarding the intent of a close friend, one must be endowed with seven dharmas before becoming a close friend: first, being able to do what is difficult to do; second, being able to give what is difficult to give; third, being able to endure what is difficult to endure; fourth, confiding secret matters to each other; fifth, concealing each other's \[faults\]; sixth, not abandoning each other when encountering suffering; seventh, not despising each other when poor and lowly. If a person can practice these seven dharmas, they are a close, good friend and one should draw close to them. Furthermore, in the Dazhuangyan lun (Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā), a verse spoken by the Buddha says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.15) - [Next: 9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.17) - [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.9.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.16) · Pramāṇa