[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) › [佛說心明經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569) › 1.5 # 佛說心明經 1.5 佛說心明經 1.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1.5) 「假以馬百疋，金銀挍鞍勒， 用惠施於人，不如杓飯汁； 設以七寶車，載滿諸珍琦， 杓飯汁施佛，其福過於彼； 若施白象百，明珠瓔珞飾， 供佛一杓汁，其福超彼上； 如聖轉輪王、普賢玉女后， 端正無有比，七寶瓔珞身。 如是之妙類，其數各有百， 悉以配施人，不如一杓汁。」 > “Though one were to give a hundred horses, / with saddles and bridles adorned in gold and silver, / and bestow them in charity upon others, / it would not equal a single ladle of rice broth. / If one were to give seven-jeweled carriages, / filled with all kinds of precious treasures, / offering a ladle of rice broth to the Buddha / produces merit far exceeding that. / If one were to give a hundred white elephants, / decorated with bright pearls and necklaces, / offering a single ladle of broth to the Buddha / produces merit surpassing them all. / Even like a holy wheel-turning king, / or the wondrous Queen of the Jade-Maiden Jewel, / beautiful beyond compare, / her body adorned with the seven jewels and necklaces— / if one had a hundred of such marvelous things / and gave them all away to people, / it would not equal a single ladle of broth.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1.4) - [Next: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1.6) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569~en-mt.1.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.55.22) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.569.1.5) · Pramāṇa