[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) › [佛說處處經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730) › 1.53 # 佛說處處經 1.53 佛說處處經 1.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.53) 佛與羅漢俱行三十七品經，譬如燈火，佛計挍知有幾事，知其本末守而滅之；阿羅漢不計本末，直而滅之。佛譬如順樹從本至末，分別知之；阿羅漢行，譬如從末至本。從本至末者，計本空；從不知空者，不得道。 > The Buddha and the arhats both practice the teachings of the thirty-seven factors of awakening. It is like the flame of a lamp: the Buddha investigates and knows how many elements there are, knows their roots and branches, guards against them, and extinguishes them; an arhat does not investigate the roots and branches, but simply extinguishes them directly. The Buddha is like one who follows a tree from its trunk to its branches, knowing and distinguishing them; an arhat's practice is like going from the branches to the trunk. One who goes from the trunk to the branches realizes that the root is empty; one who does not know emptiness does not attain the Way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.52) - [Next: 1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.54) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730~en-mt.1.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.730.1.53) · Pramāṇa