[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) › 2.144 # 釋氏要覽 2.144 釋氏要覽 2.144 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.144) 涅盤經云。有一人渡海。假於浮囊。有一羅剎隨渡者乞其浮囊。乃至一針眼許。渡者不得。此喻持戒人。守護戒法。如渡海浮囊。不得少許穿漏。方渡生死大海。 > The Nirvāṇa Sūtra says: 'A person was crossing the ocean by relying on a floating skin-raft. A rākṣasa followed the voyager and begged for his raft, even down to the amount of a needle-eye. The voyager did not give it. This is a metaphor for one who upholds the precepts: guarding and protecting the rules of discipline is like the floating raft used to cross the ocean; one must not allow the slightest puncture or leak, and only then can one cross over the great sea of birth and death.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.143) - [Next: 2.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.145) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.2.144) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.144) · Pramāṇa