[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) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt) › 1.40 # 四十二章經 1.40 English (machine translation) 1.40 - **Language:** English ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.40) There was a śramaṇa reciting a sūtra at night with great sorrow, his mind filled with regret and doubt, wishing to return home. The Buddha called the śramaṇa and asked him: "When you lived at home, what did you practice?" - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.41) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.40) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.40) · Pramāṇa