[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) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › 1.32 # 四十二章經 1.32 四十二章經 1.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.32) 佛言：「夫為道者，猶木在水，尋流而行，不左觸岸，亦不右觸岸；不為人所取，不為鬼神所遮，不為洄流所住，亦不腐敗，吾保其入海矣。人為道，不為情欲所惑，不為眾邪所誑，精進無疑，吾保其得道矣。」 > The Buddha said: "One who practices the Way is like a log in the water, moving along with the current: if it does not touch the left bank, nor touch the right bank; is not taken by people, is not blocked by ghosts and spirits, is not detained by whirlpools, and also does not rot, I guarantee that it will enter the sea. When a person practices the Way, if they are not deluded by passion and desire, not deceived by various heterodoxies, and advance vigorously without doubt, I guarantee that they will attain the Way." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.31) - [Next: 1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.33) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.211) — Classical Chinese - [འཕགས་པ་དུམ་བུ་ཞེ་གཉིས་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བའི་མདོ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.tibet.kangyur.mdo_sde.359a.1) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.32) · Pramāṇa