[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) › 1.9 # 四十二章經 1.9 四十二章經 1.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.9) 佛言：「人愚吾以為不善，吾以四等慈護濟之；重以惡來者，吾重以善往，福德之氣，常在此也；害氣重殃，反在于彼。」 > The Buddha said: "When someone is foolish and considers me unvirtuous, I protect and deliver them with the four immeasurable minds of loving-kindness. If they approach me repeatedly with evil, I go toward them repeatedly with goodness. The energy of blessed virtue will constantly be here, while the harmful energy and severe calamities will, on the contrary, rest with them." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.8) - [Next: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.10) - [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.1.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [註四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1794.1.64) — 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.784.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.9) · Pramāṇa