[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) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 1.52 # 釋氏要覽 1.52 釋氏要覽 1.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.52) 阿含經云。佛為說法主。今古皆以說法知法之僧。為法主。如僧叡。謂僧導曰。若當為萬人法主。宋孝武勅道。猷為新安寺鎮寺法主。 > The \*Āgama\* says: "The Buddha is the master of preaching the Dharma." Both in antiquity and today, a monk who preaches the Dharma and knows the Dharma is taken as a Dharma master. For example, Sengrui said to Sengdao: "You ought to be a Dharma master for ten thousand people." Emperor Xiaowu of Song decreed that Daoyou be the presiding Dharma master of Xin'an Temple. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.51) - [Next: 1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.53) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.1.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.52) · Pramāṇa