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# 梁朝傅大士頌金剛經 1.39

梁朝傅大士頌金剛經 1.39

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2732.1.39)

若論無相施　功德極難量  
行悲濟貧乏　果報不須望  
凡夫情行劣　初且略稱揚  
欲知檀貌狀　如空遍十方

> If one speaks of giving without marks,  
> The merit is exceedingly difficult to measure.  
> Practicing compassion to relieve the destitute,  
> One need not look for a karmic reward.  
> Ordinary beings have inferior dispositions and practices,  
> So at first \[the Buddha\] merely praised it briefly.  
> If you wish to know the appearance of dāna,  
> It is like space pervading the ten directions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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