[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) › [佛說觀佛三昧海經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643) › 3.40 # 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.40 佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.40) 五百釋子詣阿難所，敬禮阿難白言：「尊者！我之與汝俱生釋家，汝獨聰明總持佛語，猶如瀉水置於異器，我宿罪故不見佛身，何況聞法？」說是語已，對阿難哭。 > The five hundred Śākya sons went to Ānanda's place, paid homage to Ānanda, and said: "Venerable One! You and we were all born into the Śākya clan. You alone are intelligent and retain the Buddha's words, like pouring water into a different vessel. Due to our past sins, we cannot even see the Buddha's body, how much less hear the Dharma?" Having spoken these words, they wept before Ānanda. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.39) - [Next: 3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.41) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643~en-mt.3.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.643.3.40) · Pramāṇa