[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) › [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246) › 2.41 # 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經 2.41 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經 2.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246.2.41) 佛告波斯匿王：「我滅度後，法欲滅時，一切有情造惡業故，令諸國土種種災起。諸國王等，為護自身、太子、王子、后妃、眷屬、百官、百姓、一切國土，即當受持此般若波羅蜜多，皆得安樂。我以是經付囑國王，不付比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷。所以者何？無王威力，不能建立，是故汝等常當受持、讀誦、解說。 > The Buddha told King Prasenajit: "After my nirvāṇa, when the Dharma is about to perish, because all sentient beings create evil karma, all kinds of disasters will arise in every state. If kings, in order to protect themselves, their crown princes, princes, queens, consorts, retinues, hundred officials, common people, and their entire realms, will immediately receive and uphold this Prajñāpāramitā, they will all attain peace and happiness. I entrust this sūtra to kings; I do not entrust it to bhikṣus, bhikṣuṇīs, upāsakas, or upāsikās. Why is that? Without a king's majestic power, it cannot be established. Therefore, you should constantly receive, uphold, read, recite, and explain it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246.2.40) - [Next: 2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246.2.42) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246~en-mt.2.41) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1709.3.472) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.246.2.41) · Pramāṇa