[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) › [佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389) › 1.9 # 佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經 1.9 佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經 1.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1.9) 「汝等比丘，當知多欲之人多求利故，苦惱亦多；少欲之人無求無欲，則無此患。直爾少欲尚應修習，何況少欲能生諸善功德？少欲之人則無諂曲以求人意，亦復不為諸根所牽。行少欲者，心則坦然無所憂畏，觸事有餘常無不足，有少欲者則有涅槃。是名少欲。 > “You monks, you should know that those with many desires seek much gain, and therefore their suffering and afflictions are also many; those with few desires have neither seeking nor desire, and so are free from this trouble. Even for its own sake, having few desires should be cultivated, how much more so since having few desires can give rise to all wholesome merits! A person of few desires does not flatter or bend to seek the favor of others, nor are they dragged around by the sense faculties. One who practices having few desires has a mind that is calm, without anxiety or fear; whatever situation they encounter, they have more than enough and never lack. Where there are few desires, there is nirvāṇa. This is called having few desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1.8) - [Next: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1.10) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389~en-mt.1.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [遺教經論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.sastra.buddhapascimavavadopadesa*zh-paramartha.1.36) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1.9) · Pramāṇa