[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) › [大唐內典錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149) › 10.53 # 大唐內典錄 10.53 大唐內典錄 10.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.10.53) 隋開皇初。有楊州僧。忘其名。誦通涅槃。自矜為業。岐州東山下村中沙彌誦觀音經。二俱暴死。心下俱暖。同至閻羅王所。乃處沙彌金高座。甚恭敬之。處涅槃僧銀高座。敬心不重。事訖勘問。二俱餘壽。皆放還。彼涅槃僧情大恨恨。恃所誦多。問沙彌住處。於是兩辭各疏所在。彼從南來至岐訪得具問所由。沙彌言。初誦觀音。別衣別所燒香呪願。然後乃誦。斯法不怠。更無他術。彼僧謝曰。吾罪深矣。所誦涅槃威儀不整。身口不淨救忘而已。古人遺言。多惡不如少善。於今取驗。悔往而返。 > At the beginning of the Kaihuang era of the Sui, there was a monk of Yangzhou whose name has been forgotten. He could recite the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra fluently and took pride in it as his life's vocation. In a village below the eastern mountain of Qizhou, there was a novice monk who recited the Guanyin-sūtra. Both died abruptly, and the regions below their hearts remained warm. Together they arrived at the dwelling of Yamarāja. Thereupon, the novice monk was placed on a high golden seat, and \[Yamarāja\] treated him with great reverence; the Nirvāṇa monk was placed on a high silver seat, and the reverence shown him was not deep. When the matter was concluded and the records were investigated, both still had remaining lifespans, and both were released to return. That Nirvāṇa monk felt deep resentment in his heart; relying on the vast amount he had recited, he asked where the novice monk lived. Thereupon, the two took leave of each other and noted their respective locations. Coming from the south to Qi, he searched for and found him, inquiring fully into the reason. The novice monk said: 'Whenever I recite the Guanyin\[-sūtra\], I use separate robes, stay in a separate place, burn incense, and pronounce vows; only then do I recite. I never slacken in this method, and have no other art.' That monk apologized, saying: 'My transgressions are grave! In reciting the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra, my deportment was disorderly, and my body and speech were impure; I only sought to avoid forgetting. The words left by the ancients say: "Abundant evil is not equal to a small amount of good." Today I have obtained verification of this.' Repenting of the past, he returned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.10.52) - [Next: 10.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.10.54) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149~en-mt.10.53) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.18.25) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [法華傳記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2068.5.20) — Classical Chinese - [集神州三寶感通錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2106.3.38) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.10.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2149.10.53) · Pramāṇa